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What is "grow over"

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grow over

  1. v. grow in such a way as to cover (a building, for example); "ivy grew over the walls of the university buildings" [syn: creep]

  2. grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio" [syn: overgrow]

Usage examples of "grow over".

Even on this duned shore, the plants should quickly grow over the nondegradable materials left, and it really wasn't a concern.

Now the young branches grow over the old to make an impenetrable barrier.

This idea has helped me relax and let my investment in my business grow over time.

I like to think of him as still quietly happy amid his garden walls, tending flowers that grow over the dead at Cotrone.

Not exactly the sort of skeptical behavior one expected from scientists, but then, it's natural to grow over-reliant when a member of your group has the power to read minds.