Definitions for overruns
overruns
o·ver·run
Spelling: [verb oh-ver-ruhn; noun oh-ver-ruhn]
IPA: /verb ˌoʊ vərˈrʌn; noun ˈoʊ vərˌrʌn/
Overruns is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 178 anagrams from letters in overruns (enorrsuv).
Definitions for overruns
noun
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an act or instance of overrunning.
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an amount in excess; surplus:
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the exceeding of estimated costs in design, development, and production, especially as estimated in a contract:
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the amount exceeded:
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a run on an item of manufacture beyond the quantity ordered by a customer and often offered at a discount.
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the amount by which the volume of a food, as butter or ice cream, is increased above the original volume by the inclusion of air, water, or another substance:
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an act or instance of overrunning.
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an amount in excess; surplus:
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the exceeding of estimated costs in design, development, and production, especially as estimated in a contract:
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the amount exceeded:
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a run on an item of manufacture beyond the quantity ordered by a customer and often offered at a discount.
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the amount by which the volume of a food, as butter or ice cream, is increased above the original volume by the inclusion of air, water, or another substance:
verb (used with object)
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to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage:
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to swarm over in great numbers, as animals, especially vermin; infest:
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to spread or grow rapidly over, as plants, especially vines, weeds, etc.:
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to attack and defeat decisively, occupying and controlling the enemy's position; overwhelm.
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to spread rapidly throughout, as a new idea or spirit:
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to run or go beyond, as a certain limit:
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to exceed, as a budget or estimate:
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to run over; overflow:
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Printing.
to print additional copies of (a book, pamphlet, etc.) in excess of the original or the usual order.
to carry over (type or words) to another page.
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Nautical.
to sail past (an intended stopping or turning point) by accident.
(of a ship) to complete (a schedule of calls) more rapidly than anticipated.
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to outrun; overtake in running.
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to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage:
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to swarm over in great numbers, as animals, especially vermin; infest:
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to spread or grow rapidly over, as plants, especially vines, weeds, etc.:
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to attack and defeat decisively, occupying and controlling the enemy's position; overwhelm.
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to spread rapidly throughout, as a new idea or spirit:
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to run or go beyond, as a certain limit:
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to exceed, as a budget or estimate:
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to run over; overflow:
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Printing.
to print additional copies of (a book, pamphlet, etc.) in excess of the original or the usual order.
to carry over (type or words) to another page.
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Nautical.
to sail past (an intended stopping or turning point) by accident.
(of a ship) to complete (a schedule of calls) more rapidly than anticipated.
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to outrun; overtake in running.
verb (used without object)
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to run over; overflow:
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to exceed the proper, desired, or normal quantity, limit, order, etc.:
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to run over; overflow:
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to exceed the proper, desired, or normal quantity, limit, order, etc.:
Origin of overruns
before 900; Middle English overrennen, Old English oferyrnan. See over-, run
Examples for overruns
The soon-vacated site was then overrun by Taliban forces, who had to be driven out roughly a month later by the Afghan army.
Had they overrun the Iraqi unit,” Dempsey said, “it was a straight shot to the airport.
The benefit overran the merit the first day, and has overrun the merit ever since.
He was one of six children who had been in the Ebola isolation center that had been overrun.
Hospitals, overrun with Ebola patients and low on supplies, are not available for his 8-month pregnant wife.
A day after launching, the site was overrun with trolls and taken down by admins.
They overrun the seven continents and their respective seas.
This court is overrun with Jesuits, and we must needs adopt their vernacular.
The surrounding walls are overrun with vines and bordered by pear trees.
Whatever the cause of the war, it's the bitterness of death for these people to be overrun.
A day after launching, the site was overrun with trolls and taken down by admins.
The benefit overran the merit the first day, and has overrun the merit ever since.
Hospitals, overrun with Ebola patients and low on supplies, are not available for his 8-month pregnant wife.
The surrounding walls are overrun with vines and bordered by pear trees.
Had they overrun the Iraqi unit,” Dempsey said, “it was a straight shot to the airport.
They overrun the seven continents and their respective seas.
The soon-vacated site was then overrun by Taliban forces, who had to be driven out roughly a month later by the Afghan army.
Whatever the cause of the war, it's the bitterness of death for these people to be overrun.
He was one of six children who had been in the Ebola isolation center that had been overrun.
This court is overrun with Jesuits, and we must needs adopt their vernacular.