Also means
to run over someone
Usage Note
überrennen in sports means to outpace or overwhelm an opponent: die gegnerische Abwehr überrennen (overrun the opposing defence). The inseparable prefix über- gives the sense of going over or past. In military usage it means to overrun a position, which is the origin of the sports metaphor.
Examples
"In der ersten Halbzeit überrannten die Gastgeber die völlig überforderte Defensive des Gegners."
Natural Translation
In the first half the hosts overran the visiting side's completely overwhelmed defence.
Literal Translation
In the first half overran the hosts the completely overwhelmed defence of the opponent.
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