overrun
Invade in numbers
To overrun is to spread over and occupy by force or in overwhelming numbers: Weeds overran the garden, Protesters overran the barricades.
The past tense is also overrun.
Something that overruns exceeds its boundaries or limits: The project overran its budget by millions.
As a noun, an overrun is the amount by which something exceeds expectations, especially costs: a $2 billion overrun on the construction contract.
Forcible entry into territory
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
- occupyFill or dwell in
- conquerOvercome by force
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
assault · raid · infiltrate · encroach · storm · capture · advance · blitz
Bothersome insects or animals
- verminHarmful small animals
- rodentsGnawing mammal order
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
infestation · termites · cockroaches · ants · rats · mice · weeds · invasive species
Overwhelming water overflow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- spilloverExcess that escapes
- surgeSudden powerful increase
swamping · engulfment · overflow · torrent · cascade · overwhelm · submerge · saturate
Go beyond intended point
- overstepExceed proper limits
- exceedGo past a limit
- surpassExceed in achievement
- overextendExceed one's limits
overreach · go over · spill over · overflow · burst · break · transgress · violate
invasion
Forcible entry into territory
siege · assault · raid · infiltrate · encroach · storm · capture · advance · blitz · breach
pests
Bothersome insects or animals
parasites · infestation · termites · cockroaches · ants · rats · mice · weeds · invasive species · plague
flood
Overwhelming water overflow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- spilloverExcess that escapes
surge · swamping · engulfment · overflow · torrent · cascade · overwhelm · submerge · saturate · drown
overshoot
Go beyond intended point
overextend · overreach · go over · spill over · overflow · burst · break · transgress · violate · trespass
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- overflowoverflow pipe, overflow drain, overflow tank, overfill, spillover
- overflowingoverflow, brimming, brimful, spill, brim
- aggressive tacticsblitz, blitzkrieg, frontal assault, offensive, attack mode
- airport surfacesrunway, tarmac, taxiway, apron, ramp
- budget termsbudget, deficit, surplus, spending, revenue
overrununderrun
Fall short of projected amount
fall short · undershoot · meet · keep to
- cost overrunsSpending beyond planned amounts