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Uncommonoverrun
The correct spelling is overrun.
How to pronounce overrun
/əʊvəˈɹʌn/
nounIPA: /əʊvəˈɹʌn/
Say it like: Ove-rru-n
The correct spelling is overrun. An instance of overrunning For example: "At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanageable as last year!"
Usage Examples
“At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanageable as last year!”
“The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds.”
“One line overruns another in length.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An instance of overrunning
- 2.The amount by which something overruns
- 3.Air that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat.
verb
- 1.To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
- 2.To infest, swarm over, flow over.
- 3.To run past; to run beyond.
- 4.To continue for too long.
- 5.To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
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