overgrown
1overgrown — adj. 1. covered with growing plants. [WordNet 1.5] 2. abounded in usually unwanted vegetation. [Narrower terms: {wooded (vs. unwooded)}; {weedy}] [WordNet 1.5] …
2overgrown — [ō΄vər grōn′] adj. 1. overspread with foliage 2. grown excessively or beyond normal size * * * …
3overgrown — (adj.) c.1300, overspread with foliage, from OVER (Cf. over) + GROWN (Cf. grown). Meaning having grown too large is attested from late 15c …
4overgrown — ► ADJECTIVE 1) covered with plants that have been allowed to grow wild. 2) grown too large …
5overgrown — [ō΄vər grōn′] adj. 1. overspread with foliage 2. grown excessively or beyond normal size …
6overgrown — o|ver|grown [ˌəuvəˈgrəun US ˌouvərˈgroun] adj 1.) covered with plants that have grown in an uncontrolled way overgrown with ▪ The garden will be overgrown with weeds by the time we get back. 2.) when grass or plants are overgrown, they have grown …
7overgrown — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)gro͟ʊn[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If a garden or other place is overgrown, it is covered with a lot of untidy plants because it has not been looked after. We hurried on until we reached a courtyard overgrown with weeds... As the equipment was …
8Overgrown — 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] …
9overgrown — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
10overgrown — adjective 1 covered with plants that have grown in an uncontrolled way (+ with): The garden will be overgrown with weeds by the time we get back. 2 overgrown child/schoolboy/baby used to describe an adult who behaves like a child: Stop acting… …
