Word

overrun, v.
(overran, overrunning, overruns)
freq. cnt. 3

invade in great numbers
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

infest overrun

sample sentences

"the roaches infested our kitchen"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

infestation infestation

semantic pointers

hypernym

invade, occupy

run beyond or past
<verb.cognition>

overrun

sample sentences

"The plane overran the runway"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

overshoot

seize the position of and defeat
<verb.competition>

overrun

sample sentences

"the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

overcome, defeat, get the better of

flow or run over (a limit or brim)
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

brim over overflow overrun run over well over

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

overflow overflow

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

overrun

semantic pointers

hypernym

spill, run out

entailment

flow, run, feed, course

hyponym

geyser

occupy in large numbers or live on a host
<verb.stative>

infest invade overrun

sample sentences

"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

invasion

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

infestation infestation

semantic pointers

hypernym

inhabit