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<syn>Syn. -- To become; increase; enlarge; augment; improve; expand; extend.</def>

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<hw>Grow</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; <as>as, to <ex>grow</ex> a crop; to <ex>grow</ex> wheat, hops, or tobacco.</as></def>

<i>Macaulay.</syn

<syn>Syn. -- To raise; to cultivate. See <er>Raise</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>, 3.</def>

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<hw>Grow"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of growth.</def>

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<hw>Grow"an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Arm. <ets>grouan gravel</ets>, Corn. <ets>grow gravel</ets>, sand.]</ety> <fld>(Mining.)</fld> <def>A decomposed granite, forming a mass of gravel, as in tin lodes in Cornwall.</def>

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<hw>Grow"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who grows or produces; <as>as, a <ex>grower</ex> of corn</as>; also, that which grows or increases; <as>as, a vine may be a rank or a slow <ex>grower</ex></as>.</def>

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<hw>Growl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Growled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. e.</tt> <er>Growling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[D. <ets>grollen t</ets>o grunt, murmur, be angry; akin to G. <ets>grollen</ets> to be angry.]</ety> <def>To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.</def>

<i>Gay.</i>

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<hw>Growl</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To express by growling.</def>

<i>Thomson.</i>

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<hw>Growl</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound.</def>

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<hw>Growl"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who growls.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The large-mouthed black bass.</def> <mark>[Local]</mark>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A four-wheeled cab.</def> <mark>[Slang, Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Growlingly</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Growl"ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a growling manner.</def>

<h1>Grown</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Grown</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <def><tt>p. p.</tt> of <er>Grow</er>.</def>

<h1>Growse</h1> <Xpage=654>

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