grow

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

grow
    v 1: pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific
         property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty";
         "She grew angry" [syn: {turn}, {grow}]
    2: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The
       problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
    3: increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow
       here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees";
       "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
    4: cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his
       backyard"
    5: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured
       fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: {mature}, {maturate},
       {grow}]
    6: 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" [syn: {originate},
       {arise}, {rise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}, {grow}]
    7: 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" [syn: {grow}, {raise},
       {farm}, {produce}]
    8: 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" [syn: {grow}, {develop}, {produce},
       {get}, {acquire}]
    9: 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" [syn: {develop}, {grow}]
    10: become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The
        tree trunks had grown together"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Grow \Grow\ (gr[=o]), v. t.
   To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a
   crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. --Macaulay.

   Syn: To raise; to cultivate. See {Raise}, v. t., 3.
        [1913 Webster]

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