Overran (past tense)
overrun verb 1 to spread over or through something; to infest it • overrun with weeds. 2 to invade and occupy (another country) quickly and by force. 3 tr & intr to go beyond (a fixed limit) • The talk overran by ten minutes. 4 intrans said of liquid or a container, etc: to spill over; to overflow. 5 printing to transfer or carry over (set type) to a new line or page. 6 intrans said of a vehicle engine: to slow down in response to a reverse torque transmitted through the gears from the wheels. noun 1 the act or an instance of overrunning. 2 the extent to which something overruns. 3 an excess of production.