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Trowed vs Growed - What's the difference?

trowed | growed |

As verbs the difference between trowed and growed

is that trowed is (trow) while growed is (us|dialect) (grow).

trowed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (trow)

  • trow

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) trowen, trouwen, treuwen, treowen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To trust or believe.
  • To have confidence in, or to give credence to.
  • Noun

  • Trust or faith.
  • Etymology 2

    Noun

  • (dated, nautical, countable) Any of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for carrying bulk goods
  • (Scottish, dated) troll
  • Anagrams

    *

    growed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (US, dialect) (grow)

  • grow

    English

    Verb

  • (ergative) To become bigger.
  • Children grow quickly.
  • To appear or sprout.
  • Flowers grew on the trees as summer approached.
    A long tail began to grow from his backside.
  • To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
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    He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
    Have you ever grown your hair before?
  • (copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
  • The boy grew wise as he matured.
    The town grew smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled.
    You have grown strong.
  • (obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
  • * Shakespeare
  • 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

    * shrink

    Derived 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 * overgrow