v.
Pronunciation: ˌ ō -v ə r- ' gr ō
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -grew \ - ' grü \ ; -grown \ - ' gr ō n \ ; -grow · ing
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to grow over so as to cover with herbage
2 : to grow beyond or rise above : OUTGROW
intransitive verb
1 : to grow excessively
2 : to become grown over
– over · growth \ ' ō -v ə r- ˌ gr ō th \ noun