Overrun vs Outpouring - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- a large flow
- a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
- a natural flow of ground water
Definition as Noun
- too much production or more than expected
Definition as Verb
- seize the position of and defeat
- run beyond or past
- invade in great numbers
- occupy in large numbers or live on a host
- flow or run over (a limit or brim)
Examples
- "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
- "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words"
- "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
- "The plane overran the runway"
- "the roaches infested our kitchen"
- "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"