infest

«infest» in Mova's school dictionary: to fill it with many pests or harmful creatures, so that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (infests, infested, infesting)

meaning for a pupil

To infest a place is to fill it with many pests or harmful creatures, so that they are a problem. tree →

sense in the lessons

monsters or robbers that overrun a land or road in a tale

examples

• Rats infested the old barn. tree →
• The forest was infested with wolves. tree →
• Robbers infested the mountain road. tree →
• Fleas infested the dog's bed. tree →

note

infest gives no count; it only says there are very many, so no number is used

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «infest» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.