[{"word":"overran","phonetic":"/oʊ.vɚ.ɹan/","phonetics":[{"text":"/oʊ.vɚ.ɹan/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To infest, swarm over, flow over.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds."},{"definition":"To run past; to run beyond.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"One line overruns another in length."},{"definition":"To continue for too long.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home."},{"definition":"To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To go beyond; to extend in part beyond.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"In machinery, a sliding piece is said to overrun its bearing when its forward end goes beyond it."},{"definition":"To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overran","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overrun"]}]