overgrow

  • 11overgrow — 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… …

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  • 12overgrow — o·ver grow || ‚əʊvÉ™(r) grəʊ v. grow excessively; sprout excessively; spread out and cover (about vegetation) …

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  • 13overgrow — verb (past overgrew; past participle overgrown) grow or spread over …

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  • 14overgrow — v 1. cover, grow over, swarm over, teem over, overrun, overspread, spread over, spread out, spread like wildfire, run riot; superabound, over abound, teem, pullulate. 2. outgrow; overdevelop, Pathol., Bot. hypertrophy …

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  • 15overgrow — o•ver•grow [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈgroʊ, ˈoʊ vərˌgroʊ[/t]] v. grew, grown, grow•ing 1) bot to grow over; cover with a growth of something 2) bot to grow beyond, grow too large for, or outgrow 3) bot to grow to excess; grow too large 4) bot to become grown… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16overgrow — [c]/oʊvəˈgroʊ / (say ohvuh groh) verb (overgrew, overgrown, overgrowing) –verb (t) 1. to grow over; cover with a growth of something. 2. to outdo in growing; choke or supplant by a more exuberant growth. 3. to grow beyond, grow too large for, or… …

  • 17overgrow — v.tr. (past grew; past part. grown) 1 (as overgrown adj.) a abnormally large (a great overgrown child). b wild; grown over with vegetation (an overgrown pond). 2 grow over, overspread, esp. so as to choke (nettles have overgrown the pathway). 3… …

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  • 18Operation Overgrow — is the name, given by cannabis activists, of an operation to spread marijuana seeds wildly so it grows like weed. The thought behind the operation is that marijuana will grow so rapidly in public lands that government officials will be unable to… …

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  • 19Overgrew — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 20Overgrowing — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English