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    [Verb]  | "over*run" | \ ˌō-vər-ˈrən \


    1: to defeat decisively and occupy the positions of

    2: to invade and occupy or ravage

    3: to spread or swarm over : infest


    Origin: before 12th century ;

    [Verb]  | "overrunning" 


    1: to enter for conquest or plunder;


      * e.g., " ... waves of barbarians overran the Roman Empire during its long decline "



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    2: to go beyond the limit of;


      * e.g., " ... he must not overrun his authority as governor "



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    3: to spread or swarm over in a troublesome manner;


      * e.g., " ... ants are overrunning the garden "



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    [Verb]  | "overrun" 


    1: to enter for conquest or plunder;


      * e.g., " ... waves of barbarians overran the Roman Empire during its long decline "



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    2: to go beyond the limit of;


      * e.g., " ... he must not overrun his authority as governor "



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    3: to spread or swarm over in a troublesome manner;


      * e.g., " ... ants are overrunning the garden "



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     [ "overrun" ]

    1: Slightly damaged items manufactured by branded companies. Of course branded companies does not officially sell this because it does not meet the standards the company has set.

      * e.g.,  ... Let's go to this store! They sell overruns. 

     [ "Overrun" ]

    1: Saying fuck you to everyone that welcomed you in to their city, and being as inflammatory as possible towards them.

      * e.g.,  ... He/she wanted people to know that any respect he/she had for them or their town had been overrun. 

     [ "buffer overrun" ]

    1: A "system failure" which occurs when an in-progress DVR recording "runs over" and catches up to the live, on-air broadcast, leaving the viewer to suffer through commercial breaks and other moments typically advanced past using the fast forward feature. Recovery can be attained by postponing the live review, or through the use of the pause and replay features, to refill the "buffer" of recorded content. Can also apply to streaming video and related live-playing internet media, such as a YouTube video, when hampered by a sluggish download speed.

      * e.g.,  ... "Even though I set my DVR to record the finale, I just couldn't wait to watch it. So rushed home, got there about 20 after, and hit play, but after zipping though the first two commercial breaks I hit a buffer overrun and now I'm stuck watching the stupid commercials! Grar!" 

     [ "Advanced Overrun Crackles" ]

    1: Revo's pricey way of saying crackle maps which they once slated

      * e.g.,  ... 'Newly release advanced overrun crackles' 

     [ "Overrun" ]

    1: To run over.

      * e.g.,  ... It wasn't like they ever really had any respect for people to overrun, they just pretended to long enough to try and get the upper hand on them. 

     [ "Overrun" ]

    1: Run over by someone or something.

      * e.g.,  ... His respect and power was overrun by some dorks. 

     [ "Overrun" ]

    1: Something some people might think would make or break somebody.

      * e.g.,  ... His respect was overrun. 

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