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| grow up |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To mature and become an adult. |
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| What do you want to be when you grow up? |
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| 2. v. (intransitive) To start to develop; to flourish. |
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| Socialism grew up in the industrial cities. |
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| 3. v. (intransitive, idiomatic) To stop acting as or like a child (often used as an imperative interjection). |
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| Will you grow up please, and stop making silly faces? |
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| Analysis |
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| grow |
| 1. v. To become bigger. |
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| Children grow quickly. |
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| 2. v. (intransitive) To appear or sprout. |
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| Flowers grew on the trees as summer approached. |
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| A long tail began to grow from his backside. |
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| up |
| 1. adv. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity. |
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| I looked up and saw the airplane overhead. |
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| 2. adv. (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state Thoroughly, completely. |
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| I will mix up the puzzle pieces. |
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| Tear up the contract. |
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