Overgrow — O ver*grow , v. t. [imp. {Overgrew}; p. p. {Overgrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overgrowing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank; as, dandelions have overgrown the lawn. [1913 Webster +PJC] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overgrow — O ver*grow , v. i. To grow beyond the fit or natural size; to grow too large; as, a huge, overgrown ox. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overgrow — index overlap Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overgrow — [ō΄vər grō′, ō′vər grō΄] vt. overgrew, overgrown, overgrowing 1. to overspread with growth or foliage so as to cover 2. to grow too large for; outgrow vi. 1. to grow too large or too fast 2. to grow beyond normal size overgrowth n … English World dictionary
overgrow — /oh veuhr groh , oh veuhr groh /, v., overgrew, overgrown, overgrowing. v.t. 1. to grow over; cover with a growth of something. 2. to grow beyond, grow too large for, or outgrow. 3. to outdo in growing; choke or supplant by a more exuberant… … Universalium
overgrow — verb (overgrew; overgrown; growing) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to grow over so as to cover with herbage 2. to grow beyond or rise above ; outgrow intransitive verb 1. to grow excessively 2. to become grown over • … New Collegiate Dictionary
overgrow — 1) to grow too large 2) to grow over, covering … Dictionary of ichthyology
overgrow — verb a) To grow beyond ones boundaries or containments. The utmost they aimed at doing was thoroughly to clear the old Church of all the corruptions and superstitions which had disfigured it in the course of ages, and which, like the flaunting… … Wiktionary
overgrow — over·grow .ō vər grō vi, grew grü; grown grōn; grow·ing to grow or increase beyond the normal or natural size or numbers <when a scar overgrows into a keloid (Morris Fishbein)> … Medical dictionary
overgrow — Synonyms and related words: bespread, blossom, branch, branch out, brew, bud, burgeon, burst forth, cover, deploy, develop, disperse, expand, extend, fan, fan out, fill, flare, flood, flourish, gather, gemmate, germinate, grow, grow over, grow… … Moby Thesaurus
