Grow vs Frow - What's the difference?
grow | frow |
(ergative) To become bigger.
To appear or sprout.
To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
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(copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
(obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
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A woman; a wife, especially a Dutch or German one.
A slovenly woman; a wench; a lusty woman.
A big, fat woman; a slovenly, coarse, or untidy woman; a woman of low character.
A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between grow and frow
is that grow is (obsolete) to become attached or fixed; to adhere while frow is (obsolete) brittle.As a verb grow
is (ergative) to become bigger.As a noun frow is
a woman; a wife, especially a dutch or german one or frow can be or frow can be a cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.As an adjective frow is
(obsolete) brittle.grow
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Verb
- Children grow quickly.
- Flowers grew on the trees as summer approached.
- A long tail began to grow from his backside.
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- He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
- Have you ever grown your hair before?
- The boy grew wise as he matured.
- The town grew smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled.
- You have grown strong.
- Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow .
Usage notes
* Growed is a slang or dialect inflection for the simple past and past participle.Antonyms
* shrinkDerived terms
* grow a pair * growed * grower * grow house * growing pains * growing point * grown-up * grow on * grow op * grow out of * growth * grow up * outgrow * overgrowfrow
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
- (Halliwell)