English Dictionary: overgrown | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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.] |