v., -ran (-răn'), -run, -run·ning, -runs.

v.tr.

1. 1. To seize the positions of and defeat conclusively: The position of the forward infantry was overrun by large numbers of enemy troops at dawn.
   2. To spread or swarm over destructively: Locusts overran the prairie.
2. To spread swiftly throughout: The new fashion overran the country.
3. To overflow: The river overran its banks.
4. 1. To run beyond or past; overshoot: The plane overran the end of the runway.
   2. To run or extend beyond (a limit); exceed: Your speech has overrun the time limit.
5. Printing.
   1. To rearrange or move (set type or pictures) from one column, line, or page to another.
   2. To set too much type for.
   3. To print (a job order) in a quantity larger than that ordered.

v.intr.

1. To run over; overflow.
2. To go beyond the normal or desired limit.

n. (ō'vər-rŭn')

1. An act of overrunning.
2. The amount by which something overruns.
3. 1. The exceeding of estimated costs for product development and manufacture covered by contract.
   2. The amount by which actual costs exceed estimates.
4. Printing. A run over and above the quantity ordered by a customer.

Excess production. Commercial printers typically produce a small percentage of material in excess of the quantity ordered. Part of the excess is a byproduct of machine set-up and calibration or may be printed to cover contingencies such as material damaged during printing or postpress processing. In most cases, the print buyer is charged only for the quantity ordered or for a maximum percentage of overrun agreed upon in advance of printing. Printed material such as magazines, catalogs, and newspapers are frequently printed in quantities greater than the expected distribution in order to cover unexpected contingencies, such as damaged or lost copies, requests for back issues, or distribution of copies as samples to prospective advertisers or buyers. See also overset matter.

Production beyond the production limits. Overruns can occur because of estimating errors, reduction in order size, or attempts to take advantage of excess materials. See also Overproduction.

In ice cream manufacture, the percentage increase in the volume of the mix caused by the beating-in of air. Optimum overrun, 70-100%. To prevent excessive aeration US regulations state that ice cream must weigh 4.5 lb per gallon (0.48 kg/L).

verb

1. To enter so as to attack, plunder, destroy, or conquer: foray, invade, raid. See attack/defend, enter/exit.
2. To go beyond the limits of: exceed, overreach, overstep, surpass, transcend. See excess/insufficiency/enough.

noun

An amount or quantity beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate: excess, fat, glut, overage, overflow, overmuch, overstock, oversupply, superfluity, surplus, surplusage. See excess/insufficiency/enough.

v

Definition: defeat, invade
Antonyms: lose, surrender

v

Definition: infest, spread over; exceed
Antonyms: evacuate, retreat

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1. [techspeak] Term for a frequent consequence of data arriving faster than it can be consumed, esp. in serial line communications. For example, at 9600 baud there is almost exactly one character per millisecond, so if a silo can hold only two characters and the machine takes longer than 2 msec to get to service the interrupt, at least one character will be lost.

2. Also applied to non-serial-I/O communications. “I forgot to pay my electric bill due to mail overrun.” “Sorry, I got four phone calls in 3 minutes last night and lost your message to overrun.” When thrashing at tasks, the next person to make a request might be told “Overrun!” Compare firehose syndrome.

3. More loosely, may refer to a buffer overflow not necessarily related to processing time (as in overrun screw).

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IN BRIEF: Too much production or more than expected. Also: To quickly pass.

The inner garden is a delicate place, and if not properly maintained it will be quickly overrun by intrusive under-growth. — Gordon MacDonald

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overgro, strømme over, besejre, overskride
v. intr. - løbe over
n. - overløb

Nederlands (Dutch)
overdekken (plantengroei), verwoesten, (militair) bezetten, overstromen, overschrijden, aflopen, sneller draaien dan, overstroming

Français (French)
v. tr. - envahir, dépasser, (Aviat, Rail) dépasser
v. intr. - dépasser l'horaire (de), durer plus longtemps que prévu
n. - (Fin) dépassement, surcoût

Deutsch (German)
v. - überlaufen, überwuchern, herfallen über, überziehen
n. - Überlaufen, Überschuß

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατακλύζω, μαστίζω, υπερβαίνω, κατασυντρίβω, ξεχειλίζω
n. - υπέρβαση, το σύνολο των εκτυπώσεων, η άκρη αεροδιάδρομου

Italiano (Italian)
invadere, sfondare, invasione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - inundar, exceder, ultrapassar
n. - transbordamento, saldo, excedente

Русский (Russian)
затопить, заполонить, распространиться, затопление, излишек

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - invadir, exceder, rebasar, inundar, desbordamiento, rebosamiento, recorrido, sobrante (de ejemplares en el número completo de la tirada)
v. intr. - rebosar, desbordarse
n. - desbordamiento, rebosamiento, recorrido, sobrante (de ejemplares en el número completo de la tirada)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bre ut sig, invadera, översvämma, täcka
n. - (tids)överdrag

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
蹂躏, 泛滥, 超过, 蔓延, 超越误差

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 蹂躪, 泛濫, 超過
v. intr. - 泛濫, 蔓延
n. - 超越誤差

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에 퍼지다, 우거지다, 침략하다, 다른 행으로 넘기다
v. intr. - 퍼지다, 도가 지나치다
n. - 베이스를 지나쳐 감, 초과시간

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 超過, オーバーラン, 超過時間
v. - …にはびこる, 踏みにじる, 超える, 超過する, あふれ出る, オーバーランする, 侵略する, はびこる, あふれる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجتاح, يسبقه في العدو (الاسم) اجتياح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פלש, כבש, עבר על הזמן, העביר מילה לשורה או לעמוד הבא (בדפוס)‬
v. intr. - ‮הציף, התפשט, גלש, הסתובב יותר מהר מ-, העביר מילה לשורה או לעמוד הבא (בדפוס), דרס, עבר את המידה, הגבול או הכמות הרצויה‬
n. - ‮התפשטות, גלישה (בזמן), מידת הגלישה/ההתפשטות, ייצור-יתר, גידול-יתר של העלות המוערכת‬

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