o|ver|grown

o|ver|grown
o|ver|grown «OH vuhr GROHN», adjective, verb.
–adj.
1. grown too big: »

an overgrown boy.

2. grown over, as with vegetation or weeds.
–v.
the past participle of overgrow: »

The grape vines have overgrown the wall.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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