overgrow : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: overgrow	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for overgrow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overgrow v grow too large become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy" grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio" Synonym(s): overgrow, grow over
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. [bd]O'ergrown with labor.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. [Usually in the past participle.]
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.