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Noun
S:
(n)
overproduction
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overrun
(too much production or more than expected)
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
infest
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overrun
(invade in great numbers)
"the roaches infested our kitchen"
S:
(v)
invade
,
overrun
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infest
(occupy in large numbers or live on a host)
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
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S:
(v)
inhabit
(be present in)
"sweet memories inhabit this house"
S:
(v)
infest
(live on or in a host, as of parasites)
S:
(v)
invade
,
overrun
,
infest
(occupy in large numbers or live on a host)
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
overflow
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overrun
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well over
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run over
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brim over
(flow or run over (a limit or brim))
S:
(v)
overrun
(seize the position of and defeat)
"the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
S:
(v)
overrun
(run beyond or past)
"The plane overran the runway"
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
overshoot
(aim too high)
"The plan overshoots its aim"
S:
(v)
overrun
(run beyond or past)
"The plane overran the runway"
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