Check and Overrun

Check

Check verb - To be in agreement on every point.

Overrun and check are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overrun" instead a verb "Check".

Overrun

Overrun verb - To enter for conquest or plunder.

Check and overrun are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Check" instead a verb "Overrun".

Common collocations

time check time overrun time
map check map overrun map

Both words in one sentence

  • Franchise / Metroid The "latest" title in the continuity, Metroid: Fusion (Game Boy Advance) was released in 2002, wherein the Metroid home world has been overrun by shape-shifting parasites the Metroids had kept in check.
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