Main entry: grow, get, acquire, produce, develop
Definition: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
Usage: He grew a beard; The patient developed abdominal pains; I got funny spots all over my body; Well-developed breasts
Definition: pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
Usage: The weather turned nasty; She grew angry
Main entry: grow
Definition: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
Usage: The problem grew too large for me; Her business grew fast
Main entry: grow
Definition: increase in size by natural process
Usage: Corn doesn't grow here; In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees; her hair doesn't grow much anymore
Main entry: grow
Definition: cause to grow or develop
Usage: He grows vegetables in his backyard
Main entry: maturate, mature, grow
Definition: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
Usage: He matured fast; The child grew fast
Main entry: grow
Definition: become attached by or as if by the process of growth
Usage: The tree trunks had grown together
Definition: grow emotionally or mature
Usage: 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
Main entry: produce, raise, grow, farm
Definition: cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
Usage: The Bordeaux region produces great red wines; They produce good ham in Parma; We grow wheat here; We raise hogs here
Main entry: grow, arise, originate, spring up, develop, uprise, rise
Definition: come into existence; take on form or shape
Usage: 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