overrun

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I - noun

too much production or more than expected
• Syn:
overproduction
• Derivationally related forms:
overproduce (for: overproduction)
• Hypernyms:
production

II - verb

1. invade in great numbers (Freq. 3)
- the roaches infested our kitchen
• Syn:
infest
• Derivationally related forms:
infestation (for: infest)
• Hypernyms:
invade, occupy
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. flow or run over (a limit or brim)
• Syn:
overflow, well over, run over, brim over
• Derivationally related forms:
overflow (for: overflow)
• Hypernyms:
spill, run out
• Hyponyms:
geyser
• Entailment:
run, flow, feed, course
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. occupy in large numbers or live on a host
- the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
• Syn:
invade, infest
• Derivationally related forms:
infestation (for: infest), invasion (for: invade)
• Hypernyms:
inhabit
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Something ----s something
4. seize the position of and defeat
- the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land
• Hypernyms:
get the better of, overcome, defeat
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. run beyond or past
- The plane overran the runway
• Hypernyms:
overshoot
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  overproduction, overflow, well over, run over, brim over, invade, infest