1 ~ (with sth) (of gardens, etc.) covered with plants that have been allowed to grow wild and have not been controlled:
an overgrown path * The garden's completely overgrown with weeds.
2 (often disapproving) that has grown too large:
an overgrown village * They act like a pair of overgrown children (= they are adults but they behave like children).
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