overrun
verb
• spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers.
• "the Mediterranean has been overrun by tourists"
Similar:
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,
• continue beyond or above an expected or allowed time or cost.
• "he allowed the match to overrun by 2 minutes"
overrun
noun
• 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"
• the movement of a vehicle at a speed greater than is imparted by the engine.
• "the engines have overrun fuel cut-off"
Origin:
Old English oferyrnan (see over-, run).
