Synonyms for over-run
Definitions
- v. 1
To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
- v. 2
To infest, swarm over, flow over.
The cathedral square was overrun with tourists.
Related words
- Other spellings
- overrun
Example sentences
- invade Hull was given immediate orders to invade Canada.
- infest If a basement is damp, mosquitoes infest it.
- overflow Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
By length
- 4 letters
- beat1
- 6 letters
- attack2, invade2, ravage2, infest2
- 7 letters
- conquer2, despoil
- 8 letters
- overflow3
- 9 letters
- overshoot3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (attack2 = 2 syllables).