Overrun

//ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹʌn//

Synonyms for "overrun" (262 found)

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Closest matches (53)

Strong matches (78)

Related words (131)

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Translations

33 translations across 9 languages.

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Czech

4 entries
  • protáhnout se verb (to continue for too long — see also run over)
  • přetáhnout verb (to continue for too long — see also run over)
  • zamořit verb (to infest, swarm over)
  • zaplavit verb (to infest, swarm over)

Dutch

4 entries
  • overrompeling noun (instance of overrunning)
  • overschrijding noun (instance of overrunning)
  • overschrijding noun (amount by which something overruns)
  • overstroming noun (instance of overrunning)

German

4 entries
  • befallen verb (to infest, swarm over)
  • überhäufen verb (to infest, swarm over)
  • überrennen verb (to defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers)
  • überschreiten verb (to run past, exceed)

Māori

2 entries
  • kōwaowao verb (to infest, swarm over)
  • pokipoki verb (to infest, swarm over)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • infestar verb (to infest, swarm over)

Slovak

1 entries
  • pretiahnuť verb (to continue for too long — see also run over)

Spanish

1 entries
  • excedimiento noun (instance of overrunning)

Swedish

1 entries
  • översvämma verb (to infest, swarm over)

Turkish

1 entries
  • istila etmek verb (to infest, swarm over)

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

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Even tough it's such a big garden, it would be wasted if we let it get overrun with weeds.

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The hospital is overrun.

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The refugee camp is overrun.

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The basement is overrun with rats.

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