Found 2 items, similar to Overgrown.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: overgrown
overgrown
adj 1: covered with growing plants
2: abounding in usually unwanted vegetation
overgrow
v 1: become overgrown;
“The patio overgrew with ivy”
2: grow beyond or across;
“The ivy overgrew the patio” [syn:
grow over
]
3: grow too large for [syn:
outgrow]
[also:
overgrown,
overgrew]
overgrown
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overgrow
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Overgrown
Overgrow
\O`ver*grow"\, v. t. [imp.
Overgrew; p. p.
Overgrown; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overgrowing.]
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1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that
which is rank; as, dandelions have overgrown the lawn.
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The green . . . is rough and overgrown. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to
oppress. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
“O'ergrown with labor.”
--Beau. & Fl.
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Note: [Usually in the past participle.]
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