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Overrun
ˌəʊvəˈrʌn
- spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers
"the Mediterranean has been overrun by tourists"
invade storm march into occupy infest swarm over surge over flow over inundate swamp overwhelm permeate penetrate spread over spread like wildfire over run riot over overgrow grow over- move or extend over or beyond
"let the text overrun the right-hand margin"
- run over or beyond
"Rufus overran third base"
- rotate faster than (another part of a machine)
"an overrunning clutch"
- continue beyond or above an expected or allowed time or cost
"he allowed the match to overrun by 2 minutes"
- an instance of something exceeding an expected or allowed time or cost
"the cost overrun caused the company's share price to fall"
- the movement or extension of something beyond an expected or allotted position
"the system acts as a brake to prevent cable overrun"
- a clear area beyond the end of a runway
"the aircraft crossed the overrun and rolled down an embankment"
- the movement of a vehicle at a speed greater than is imparted by the engine
"the engines have overrun fuel cut-off"