v., -grew (-grū'), -grown (-grōn'), -grow·ing, -grows.

v.tr.

1. To grow over with herbage or foliage.
2. To grow beyond or too large for.

v.intr.

1. To grow beyond normal or usual size.
2. To become grown over, as with unwanted vegetation or weeds.

Said of a part that has not been kept trimmed.

Overgrown claw in a cow ('scissor claw'). By permission from Blowey RW, Weaver AD, Diseases and Disorders of Cattle, Mosby, 1997

• o. hoof — overgrown hooves put unusual stresses on bones and tendons and allow for distortion of the wall and sole.
• o. incisors — occurs in guinea pigs, rabbits, rats, usually because malocclusion prevents wearing down by opposing teeth, or the lack of hard surfaces in the environment for chewing. Excessively long teeth need to be clipped.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: become overgrown

Meaning #2: grow beyond or across
  Synonym: grow over

Meaning #3: grow too large for
  Synonym: outgrow

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - overbevokset

Français (French)
adj. - envahi par la végétation, géant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - überwachsen, überwuchert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κατάφυτος, γεμάτος από, σκεπασμένος με

Italiano (Italian)
cresciuto troppo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - demasiado grande ou crescido

Русский (Russian)
заросший, переросший

Español (Spanish)
adj. - demasiado crecido para su edad, cubierto de hierbas, crecido en exceso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - övervuxen, igenvuxen, förvuxen

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
发育过度的, 不合身的, 生长过大的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 發育過度的, 不合身的, 生長過大的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 나무 크게 자란, 전면에 우거진

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - はびこる
adj. - 大きくなりすぎた, ぶかっこうな

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גדול ביותר, מכוסה צמחים באופן פראי, גדל למעלה מהמידה (מיושן)‬

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