Overran

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. Past tense of overrun.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Simple past of overrun.
  • Word Usage
    "During the war in Gaza, the Sri Lankan government forces overran the last stronghold of the Tamil Tigers -- a group considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. government -- at the expense of dozens of civilians."
    Verb Form
    overran    overrunning    overruns   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    inhabit    defeat    overcome    get the better of    invade    occupy    overshoot    production   
    Variant
    overran    overrunning   
    Form
    overran    overrunning   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    overflow    frequent   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    slavegirl    hounde    trebuchet    underrun    shredder    yearthat    fianc    scribefire    agement    modulo