overrun vs retreat

overrun

noun
  • An instance of overrunning. 

  • The amount by which something overruns. 

  • An area of terrain beyond the end of a runway that is kept flat and unobstructed to allow an aircraft that runs off the end of the runway to stop safely. 

  • Air that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat. 

verb
  • To run past; to run beyond. 

  • To infest, swarm over, flow over. 

  • To continue for too long. 

  • To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page. 

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

  • To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon. 

  • To run past the end of. 

  • To go beyond; to extend in part beyond. 

retreat

noun
  • The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant. 

  • A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security. 

  • The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position. 

  • A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base. 

  • A military ceremony to lower the flag. 

  • The move of a piece from a threatened position. 

  • A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude. 

  • A period of meditation, prayer or study. 

  • A signal for a military withdrawal. 

  • Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack. 

verb
  • To slope back. 

  • To withdraw military forces 

  • To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. 

  • To withdraw from a position, go back. 

  • a retreating forehead 

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