Overrun vs Runoff - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- too much production or more than expected
Definition as Noun
- the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
- a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner
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
- "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"