Hypertext Webster Gateway: "overgrow"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overgrow \O`ver*grow"\, v. i.
To grow beyond the fit or natural size; as, a huge, overgrown
ox. --L'Estrange.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overgrow \O`ver*grow"\, v. t. [imp. {Overgrew}; p. p.
{Overgrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overgrowing}.]
1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that
which is rank.
The green . . . is rough and overgrown. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to
oppress. [Obs.] --Mortimer. ``O'ergrown with labor.''
--Beau. & Fl. [Usually in the past participle.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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