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}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0