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overrun
verb(over-run)
to defeat decisively and occupy the positions of
overrun
verb(over-run)
to invade and occupy or ravage
overrun
verb(over-run)
to spread or swarm over : infest
overrun
noun(over-run)
an act or instance of overrunning; especially : an exceeding of the costs estimated in a contract for development and manufacture of new equipment
overrun
noun(over-run)
the amount by which something overruns
overrun
noun(over-run)
a run in excess of the quantity ordered by a customer
overrun
noun(over-run)
a long period of time after the beginning of something
overrun
noun(over-run)
a short period of time at the beginning of something —usually used in the phrase in the short run

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