Weeds 'overran' the garden. = The garden was 'overrun' with/by weeds.
The tank divisions 'overran' the countryside.
The runner 'overran' [=ran past] third base.
(..) But we seem to be the exception. Charlie has hit every major military target in Vietnam and hit them hard. In Saigon the United States Embassy has been overrun by suicide squads. -Shit. -Jesus Christ, man. Khe Sanh is standing by to be overrun. We also have reports that a division of NVA... (..)1987 Full Metal Jacket