overrun

1. (transitive)To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.

   überrennen

   invade in great numbers

2. (transitive)To infest, swarm over, flow over.

   The cathedral square was overrun with tourists.

   The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds.

   befallen, überschwemmen, überhäufen

   flow or run over (a limit or brim)

3. (transitive)To run past; to run beyond.

   The athlete overran the finish line and kept going.

   One line overruns another in length.

   überschreiten

   run beyond or past

4. To run past; to run beyond.

   (transitive)To run past the end of.

   The aircraft didn't stop in time and overran the runway.

5. (intransitive)To continue for too long.

   The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home.

   überziehen, überschreiten

6. (transitive)To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.

7. (transitive)To go beyond; to extend in part beyond.

   In machinery, a sliding piece is said to overrun its bearing when its forward end goes beyond it.

8. (transitive)To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.

1. The soldiers soon overran the fortress.

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2. The basement is overrun with rats.

   deIm Keller wimmelt es von Ratten. — faehrmann

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3. The entire city is overrun by zombies.

   ruВесь город заполонили зомби. — Wezel

   deIn der ganzen Stadt wimmelt es von Zombies. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. My lawn is being overrun with dandelions.

   ruМой газон заполоняют одуванчики. — marafon

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5. The hospital is overrun.

   ruГоспиталь переполнен. — odexed

   deDas Krankenhaus ist überfüllt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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