Dictionary Entry
overgrow
overgrow is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank.
- 2transitive verb
To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress.
- 3intransitive verb
To grow beyond the fit or natural size; as, a huge, overgrown ox.
- 4verb
grow beyond or across
"The ivy overgrew the patio"
- 5verb
become overgrown
"The patio overgrew with ivy"
- 6verb
grow too large
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