infested

Definition von infested im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: past of infest; (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets; {s} overrun, teeming; repeatedly harassed (as with pests or vermin)
infest: to be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or danger
infest: When creatures such as insects or rats infest plants or a place, they are present in large numbers and cause damage. pests like aphids which infest cereal crops. + infested in·fest·ed The prison is infested with rats + -infested -infested the rat-infested slums where the plague flourished. + infestation infestations in·fes·ta·tion The premises were treated for cockroach infestation
infest: invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
infest: disapproval If you say that people or things you disapprove of or regard as dangerous are infesting a place, you mean that there are large numbers of them in that place. Crime and drugs are infesting the inner cities. = overrun + infested in·fest·ed The road further south was infested with bandits. + -infested -infested the shark-infested waters of the Great Barrier Reef
infest: To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates
infest: Mischievous; hurtful; harassing
infest: to be mischievous; to be hurtful; to be harassing
infest: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
infest: live on or in a host, as of parasites
infest: invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" live on or in a host, as of parasites
infest: {f} overrun in large numbers, swarm in or about in a troublesome manner; invade, harass