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Definition of Overrun
O`ver`run´ | v. t. | 1. | To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch grass. | | 2. | To exceed in distance or speed of running; to go beyond or pass in running. | | 3. | To go beyond; to extend in part beyond; as, one line overruns another in length. | | 4. | To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon. | | 5. | (Print.) To carry over, or back, as type, from one line or page into the next after, or next before. | | v. i. | 1. | To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess. | | 2. | (Print.) To extend beyond its due or desired length; as, a line, or advertisement, overruns. |
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