Overrun — synonyms, definition

1. overrun (a)

bustling busy crowded full jammed packed popular swarming

2. overrun (Verb)

assail assault attack beat beset brim over by-pass crush defeat drown engulf extend fail to hit forage foray hunt infest inundate invade master • • •

overrun (Verb) — Invade in great numbers. ex. "the roaches overran our kitchen"

overrun (Verb) — Occupy in large numbers or live on a host. ex. "the Kudzu plant overruns much of the South and is spreading to the North"

overrun (Verb) — Flow or run over (a limit or brim).

overrun (Verb) — Seize the position of and defeat. ex. "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"

overrun (Verb) — Run beyond or past. ex. "The plane overran the runway"

defeat get the better of inhabit invade occupy overcome overshoot run out spill geyser

3. overrun (Noun)

overproduction

overrun (Noun) — Too much production or more than expected.

production