Overrun vs Spill Over - What's the Difference?
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)
Definition as Verb
- overflow with a certain feeling
- be disgorged
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"
- "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
- "The crowds spilled out into the streets"