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overran

/oʊ.vɚ.ɹan/

Meanings
verb
To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.

Examples :

"The invading army overran the city, capturing all the key positions and forcing the defenders to retreat. "
military war action

Related Words

Illustration adjacent

adjacent noun

/əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/

Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.

"The adjacent room to the classroom was used for storage. "

Illustration defenders

defenders noun

/dɪˈfɛndərz/

Someone who defends people or property

"The defenders of the castle stood bravely on the walls, protecting their people from the enemy. "

Illustration capturing

capturing verb

/ˈkæpt͡ʃərɪŋ/ /ˈkæpt͡ʃɚɪŋ/

To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

"to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal"

Illustration invading

invading verb

/ɪnˈveɪdɪŋ/

To move into.

"The ants are invading the kitchen in search of food. "

Illustration positions

positions noun

/pəˈzɪʃənz/

A place or location.

"The teacher assigned students to different positions in the classroom. "

Illustration conclusively

conclusively adverb

/kənˈkluːsɪvli/ /kɒŋˈkluːsɪvli/

In a conclusive manner; with finality.

"Once the final experiment had been performed, the theory was conclusively proved."

Illustration overruns

overruns noun

/ˈoʊvərʌnz/ /ˈoʊvərˌrʌnz/

An instance of overrunning

"The project's many overruns caused significant delays. "

Illustration intended

intended verb

/ɪnˈtɛndɪd/

(usually followed by the particle "to") To hope; to wish (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon

"He intends to go to university."

Illustration backward

backward noun

/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/ /ˈbækwɚd/

The state behind or past.

"Looking backward, I realize I should have studied more for the test. "

Illustration machinery

machinery noun

/məˈʃiːnəɹi/

The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.

"The bakery's machinery worked tirelessly, producing dozens of loaves of bread each morning. "

Illustration continue

continue noun

/kənˈtɪnjuː/

An option allowing a gamer to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost.

"The game offered a "continue" option, allowing me to resume playing after I lost all my lives. "

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"