too much production or more than expected
Used in a Sentence
overrun
How to use overrun in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for overrun.
Editorial note
We were overrun in days, not many of us are left.
Examples11
Definitions6
Parts of speech2
Quick take
too much production or more than expected
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of overrun gathered in one view.
invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for overrun.
noun
too much production or more than expected
See also: overproduction
verb
invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
See also: infest
verb
occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
verb
flow or run over (a limit or brim)
See also: overflow
verb
seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
verb
run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway"
Example sentences
We were overrun in days, not many of us are left.
If Kickstarter doesn't stop this sort of thing, it will soon be overrun with this sort of thing.
What happens when we're overrun by lizards?Skinner: No problem.
Treating when it's appropriate is better than letting the bees get sick or overrun by parasites.
In this area, if you just let some land go that started as grassland, in the first couple of years it will be mostly weeds, then for the next several years it will become overrun by shrubs, such as [1].
Look I can understand the "oh it's so convenient that you can now pay to promote your posts" but the "turning down the volume" on the Newsfeed was done because our Newsfeeds were getting overrun.
To be honest, my only frustration with them of late has been the fact that my streaming queue is overrun with "Bob the Builder" & "Caillou" when I'm actually looking for something to watch.
His very modest helpings of competence and ethical backbone were quickly overrun, demoted in priority to the same level as getting enough niacin in his diet.
If the project works out, and it's going swimmingly so far, Mozilla will try to apply it to writing a next-generation browser, without the constant danger of buffer overrun exploits and threading bugs that comes with C++.
It's somewhat encouraging to read the comments here and note that for a change they are not already overrun by aggressive apologists for the continuing misogyny in software development.
Perform a study, put out RFQs, get bids, select the best bidder, have them build the system, manage them through the cost overrun, opps, 3 months before deployment Congress mandates that that core-memory system be retired, and oh, how will this work in the 168 other countries?Got that sorted.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use overrun in a sentence?
We were overrun in days, not many of us are left.
What does overrun mean?
too much production or more than expected
What part of speech is overrun?
overrun is commonly used as noun, verb.