What does overgrow mean?
Definitions for overgrow
ˌoʊ vərˈgroʊ, ˈoʊ vərˌgroʊover·grow
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Princeton's WordNet
overgrowverb
grow too large
overgrowverb
become overgrown
"The patio overgrew with ivy"
overgrow, grow oververb
grow beyond or across
"The ivy overgrew the patio"
GCIDE
Overgrowverb
To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank; as, dandelions have overgrown the lawn.
Wiktionary
overgrowverb
To grow beyond one's boundaries or containments.
overgrowverb
To grow over; (of one thing) to cause (a second thing) to become overgrown (with or by the first thing).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Overgrowverb
Etymology: over and grow.
Roof and floor, and walls were all of gold,
But over-grown with dust and old decay,
And hid in darkness that none could behold
The hue thereof. Fairy Queen, b. ii.The woods and desart caves,
With wild thyme and the gadding vine o’er-grown,
And all their echo’s mourn. John Milton.If the binds be very strong and much over-grown the poles, some advise to strike off their heads with a long switch. John Mortimer.
To Overgrowverb
Etymology: over and grow.
Roof and floor, and walls were all of gold,
But over-grown with dust and old decay,
And hid in darkness that none could behold
The hue thereof. Fairy Queen, b. ii.The woods and desart caves,
With wild thyme and the gadding vine o’er-grown,
And all their echo’s mourn. John Milton.If the binds be very strong and much over-grown the poles, some advise to strike off their heads with a long switch. John Mortimer.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Overgrow
ō-vėr-grō′, v.t. to grow beyond: to rise above: to cover with growth.—v.i. to grow beyond the proper size.—adj. Overgrown′, grown beyond the natural size.—n. O′vergrowth.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overgrow in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of overgrow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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