v. & n.
--v.tr. (-running; past -ran; past part. -run)
1. (of vermin, weeds, etc.) swarm or spread over.
2 conquer or ravage (territory) by force.
3 (of time, expenditure, production, etc.) exceed (a fixed limit).
4 Printing carry over (a word etc.) to the next line or page.
5 Mech. rotate faster than.
6 flood (land).
--n.
1. an instance of overrunning.
2 the amount of this.
3 the movement of a vehicle at a speed greater than is imparted by the engine.
Etymology: OE oferyrnan (as OVER-, RUN)