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run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway" seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land" too much production or more than expected invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" flow or run over (a limit or brim) occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" (often followed by `with'' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets" troubled |
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