"overruns" in the noun sense
1. overproduction, overrun
too much production or more than expected
"overruns" in the verb sense
1. infest, overrun
invade in great numbers
"the roaches infested our kitchen"
2. invade, overrun, infest
occupy in large numbers or live on a host
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
3. overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim over
flow or run over (a limit or brim)
4. overrun
seize the position of and defeat
"the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
5. overrun
run beyond or past
"The plane overran the runway"
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