# overrun

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌəʊ.vəˈɹʌn/ · frequency rank #18,149

## Definitions
1. To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
2. To infest, swarm over, flow over.
3. To run past; to run beyond.
4. To run past; to run beyond.
5. To continue for too long.
6. To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
7. To go beyond; to extend in part beyond.
8. To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.

## Etymology
From over- + run.

## Easily confused with
- **Overton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overrun-vs-overton)
- **overturn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overrun-vs-overturn)
- **overdue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdue-vs-overrun)
- **overran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overran-vs-overrun)
- **overrule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overrule-vs-overrun)

## Common misspellings (8)
`oevrrun`, `overrnu`, `overrunn`, `overun`, `overurn`, `ovrerun`, `ovverrun`, `voerrun`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overrun