OVERGROW

v.tr. (past -grew; past part. -grown) 1 (as overgrown adj.) a abnormally large (a great overgrown child). b wild; grown over with vegetation (an overgrown pond). 2 grow over, overspread, esp. so as to choke (nettles have overgrown the pathway). 3 grow too big for (one's strength etc.). overgrowth n.