overrun

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for overrun

overrun 🔊 /owˈvɚɹʌˌn/

overrun : අතිදුවනවා

overrun : අභිඝාතය

overrun : කාලය ඉක්මවනවා

overrun : විශාල වශයෙන් හමුදාව විසිරී රටක් අල්ලා ගන්නවා

overrun definition

Past Participle. of Overrun

Transitive verb.

  1. To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch grass.
  2. To exceed in distance or speed of running; to go beyond or pass in running.
  3. To go beyond; to extend in part beyond; as, one line overruns another in length.
  4. To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.
  5. To carry over, or back, as type, from one line or page into the next after, or next before.
  6. To extend the contents of (a line, column, or page) into the next line, column, or page.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess.
  2. To extend beyond its due or desired length; as, a line, or advertisement, overruns.