overruns
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An instance of overrunning
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The amount by which something overruns
โAt least this year's overrun isn't as unmanageable as last year!โ
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Air that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat.
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To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
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To infest, swarm over, flow over.
โThe vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds.โ
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To run past; to run beyond.
โOne line overruns another in length.โ
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To continue for too long.
โThe performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home.โ
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To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
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To go beyond; to extend in part beyond.
โIn machinery, a sliding piece is said to overrun its bearing when its forward end goes beyond it.โ
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To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.
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