Dictionary Check: overrun
"overrun" is a valid word!
Scrabble
10
points
Words with Friends
13
points
Definition
noun
too much production or more than expected
verb
invade in great numbers
Example:
"the roaches infested our kitchen"
verb
occupy in large numbers or live on a host
Example:
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
verb
flow or run over (a limit or brim)
verb
seize the position of and defeat
Example:
"the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
verb
run beyond or past
Example:
"The plane overran the runway"
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