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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grew \Grew\ (gr[udd]),
     imp. of {Grow}. Grewsome

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grow \Grow\ (gr[=o]), v. i. [imp. {Grew} (gr[udd]); p. p. {Grown


      (gr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Growing}.] [AS. gr[=o]wan; akin
     to D. groeijen, Icel. gr[=o]a, Dan. groe, Sw. gro. Cf.
     {Green}, {Grass}.]
     1. To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to
        increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter
        into the living organism; -- said of animals and
        vegetables and their organs.
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     2. To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to
        be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
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              Winter began to grow fast on.         --Knolles.
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              Even just the sum that I do owe to you
              Is growing to me by Antipholus.       --Shak.
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     3. To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way; to be
        produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice
        grows in warm countries.
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              Where law faileth, error groweth.     --Gower.
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     4. To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect
        from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
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              For his mind
              Had grown Suspicion's sanctuary.      --Byron.
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     5. To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
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              Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow.
                                                    --Shak.
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     {Growing cell}, or {Growing slide}, a device for preserving
        alive a minute object in water continually renewed, in a
        manner to permit its growth to be watched under the
        microscope.
  
     {Grown over}, covered with a growth.
  
     {To grow out of}, to issue from, as plants from the soil, or
        as a branch from the main stem; to result from.
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              These wars have grown out of commercial
              considerations.                       --A. Hamilton.
  
     {To grow up}, to arrive at full stature or maturity; as,
        grown up children.
  
     {To grow together}, to close and adhere; to become united by
        growth, as flesh or the bark of a tree severed. --Howells.
  
     Syn: To become; increase; enlarge; augment; improve; expand;
          extend.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grew
       See {grow}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]
       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"
       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}]
       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}]
       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: {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: {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}]
       10: become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The
           tree trunks had grown together"
       [also: {grown}, {grew}]

















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