gain ground
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~ obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"; "win points"
group
— Verb
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~ arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"
group
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~ form a group or group together
grow
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~ develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
grow
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~ become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"
grow
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~ increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
grow
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~ pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
grow
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~ 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"
grow
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~ 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"
grow
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~ become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
grow
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~ cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
grow
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~ 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"
grow
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~ 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"
growl
— Verb
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~ to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"