OVERRUN


Meaning of OVERRUN in English

[over.run] vt -ran ; -run ; -run.ning (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): to defeat decisively and occupy the positions of (2): to invade and occupy or ravage b: to spread or swarm over: infest

2. a: to run or go beyond or past "the plane overran the runway" b: exceed c: to readjust (set type) by shifting letters or words from one line into another

3: to flow over

[2]over.run n (1898) 1: an act or instance of overrunning; esp: an exceeding of the costs estimated in a contract for development and manufacture of new equipment

2: the amount by which something overruns

3: a run in excess of the quantity ordered by a customer

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.