overrun

Phonetic

US /ˈəʊvərʌn/UK /ˈəʊvərʌn/

Translations

VERBTo defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively., To infest, swarm over, flow over., To run past; to run beyond., To run past; to run beyond. To run past the end of., To continue for too long., To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page., To go beyond; to extend in part beyond., To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.

NOUNAn instance of overrunning., The amount by which something overruns., An area of terrain beyond the end of a runway that is kept flat and unobstructed to allow an aircraft that runs off the end of the runway to stop safely., Air that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat.

Variants

overruns: Third Person Singular, Plural
overrunning: Present Participle
overran: Past Tense

Examples

Has Quora gone downhill ? I used to like that site, but nowadays instead of being a simple Q & A website, it's overrun by annoying memes, Qanon conspiracy theories and an actual white nationalist subgroup called ''Its Okay to be White'' that features some pretty racist content
Source:www.reddit.com
Many people believed that Trump encouraged his followers to overrun the Capitol because of remarks he had made on social media and at rallies, including one just before the attack happened.
Source:kids.nationalgeographic.com
Has Quora gone downhill ? I used to like that site, but nowadays instead of being a simple Q & A website, it's overrun by annoying memes, Qanon conspiracy theories and an actual white nationalist subgroup called ''Its Okay to be White'' that features some pretty racist content
Source:www.reddit.com
Has Quora gone downhill ? I used to like that site, but nowadays instead of being a simple Q & A website, it's overrun by annoying memes, Qanon conspiracy theories and an actual white nationalist subgroup called ''Its Okay to be White'' that features some pretty racist content
Source:www.reddit.com
Has Quora gone downhill ? I used to like that site, but nowadays instead of being a simple Q & A website, it's overrun by annoying memes, Qanon conspiracy theories and an actual white nationalist subgroup called ''Its Okay to be White'' that features some pretty racist content
Source:www.reddit.com

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