overrun

  1. Verb.  To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing his positions conclusively.
  2. Verb.  To infest, swarm over, flow over.
  3. Verb.  To run past; exceed.
  4. Verb.  To continue for too long.
  5. Verb.  To readjust by shifting the excess letter(s) to the next line of a set type.
  6. Noun.  An instance of overrunning.
  7. Noun.  The amount by which something overruns.

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