Grow

Verb1.grow - pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
bald - grow bald; lose hair on one's head; "He is balding already"
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
turn - change color; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early"
2.grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
hypertrophy - undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids"
go up, rise, climb - increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
enlarge - become larger or bigger
augment - grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"
vegetate - grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"
mushroom - grow and spread fast; "The problem mushroomed"
outgrow, overgrow - grow too large for
grow over, overgrow - grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio"
stretch - become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"
develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"
expand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"
flourish, prosper, thrive, get ahead, expand, boom - grow stronger; "The economy was booming"
proliferate - grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"
lengthen - become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"
branch, ramify - grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
burgeon - grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"
root - take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"
prove, rise - increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
expand, spread out - extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"
grow over, creep - grow in such a way as to cover (a building, for example); "ivy grew over the walls of the university buildings"
grow up - become an adult
3.grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
cut - grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
ancylose, ankylose - undergo ankylosis; "joints ankylose"
undergrow - grow below something; "The moss undergrew the stone patio"
exfoliate - grow by producing or unfolding leaves; "plants exfoliate"
vegetate - grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"
vegetate - produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously"
grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
twin - grow as twins; "twin crystals"
develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"
bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, sprout, spud, pullulate, shoot - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
4.grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
vegetate - establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind their house"
rotate - plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"
make grow, develop - cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"
swell - cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood"
germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"
root - cause to take roots
5.grow - develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
ripen - grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"
find oneself, find - accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself"
develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"
grow up - become an adult
6.grow - come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
develop - be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";
become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration"
resurge - rise again; "His need for a meal resurged"; "The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years"
come forth, emerge - happen or occur as a result of something
come, follow - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
well up, swell - as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things; "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it"
head - take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
7.grow - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"
farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
carry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"
overproduce - produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
cultivate - foster the growth of
keep - raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"
8.grow - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
fledge, feather - grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"
regrow - grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption; "parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow"; "some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury"
spring - develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"
sprout, stock - put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"
tiller, stool - grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
leaf - produce leaves, of plants
pod - produce pods, of plants
teethe - grow teeth; cut the baby teeth; "The little one is teething now"
pupate - develop into a pupa; "the insect larva pupate"
work up, get up - develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite"
cut - have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
develop, evolve, acquire - gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
9.grow - grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
outgrow - grow too large or too mature for; "I have outgrown these clothes"
make - develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"
10.grow - become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

 

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