Even tough it's such a big garden, it would be wasted if we let it get overrun with weeds.
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Overrun
//ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹʌn//
Synonyms for "overrun" (262 found)
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Closest matches (53)
Strong matches (78)
fillflarefloodflourishflourishingforayfrequentgemmategerminatego beyondgone to seedgratuitygrossgrowgrow rankharryheavyhit and runhoatchinghog
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honeycombimbueimpenetrableimposeindentinroadinundateinundationjump a claimjungledjunglyjustifyknow no boundslagniappelambasteleafleaf outleaveleave no voidleavenleftoverlicklushluxuriantluxuriatemake free withmake upmake use ofmaraudmarginmonopolizeoccupyopenopen upoutspreadoutstepoutstretchoveraboundoverageoverbrimoverdooverfilloverflowingovergoovergrowovergrownovergrowthoverjumpoverleapovermeasureoverpassoverplusoverproduction
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (131)
overreachoverrideoverrunningoversetovershootovershoot the fieldovershoot the markoverspilloverspreadoverspreadingoverstepoverstockoverstrideoversupplyoverswarmoverwhelmpasspenetratepermeatepervade
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pipi a formpillageplagueplunderpluspour outpour overpourboirepreemptpreoccupyprepossesspullulateput forthput forth leavesput out budsraidramifyrankravageremainderrequisitionride downride override roughshod overriotriotousrootroutrun downrun overrun riotrun throughsackscourgesetset in printshootshoot upsit onslopsloshsmearsomething extrasparespillspill outspill oversplayspraddlespranglesprawlspreadspread like wildfirespread outsproutsprout upsquat onstormstrike rootstripsubjugatesubmergesuffusesuperaboundsuperioritysurpasssurplussurplusageswampswarmswarm withsweeptake all oftake it alltake overtake possession oftake roottake upteemteem withthickthrashtiptrampletrample ontrample underfoottrample upontranscendtransfusetread upontrimunfoldunweededupspearupsproutusurpvandalizevegetateweed-chokedweed-riddenweedywellwhelmwhipwiden
Noun(3 words)
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14 entriesTranslations
33 translations across 9 languages.
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.
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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