uretic (iou) and grow (oh)

uretic (iou)

uretic adjective. Now rare. M19.
[Late Latin ureticus from Greek ouretikos, from ourein urinate.]
Chiefly Medicine. Of or pertaining to the urine. Formerly also, diuretic.

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1 ?increase?
2 ?person/animal?
3 ?plants?
4 ?hair/nails?
5 ?become?
6 ?improve?
7 it/money doesn't grow on trees
Phrasal verbs
grow apart
grow into somebody/something
grow on somebody
grow out
grow out of something
grow up
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[Language: Old English; Origin: growan]
?INCREASE?
a) [I] to increase in amount, size, number, or strength
-opposite shrink shrink
::Support for Mr Thompson is growing.
grow by
::Sales of new cars grew by 10% last year.
grow from/to
::The number of students at the college has grown from 200 to over 500.
:: A growing number of people are taking part-time Jobs.
grow rapidly/slowly/steadily
::The economy has grown steadily over the last ten years.
::Fears are growing for the crew's safety.
grow in
::a city that is still growing in size
::Skiing has really grown in popularity.
::There is growing concern about climate change.
::my growing interest in China
b) [T] to make a business or part of a business bigger and more successful
::We want to grow the export side of the business.
?PERSON/ANIMAL?
[I] to become bigger, taller etc over a period of time in the process of becoming an adult
-opposite shrink shrink
::You've really grown since I last saw you.
::Victor seemed to grow taller every day.
grow 2 inches/5cm etc
::Stan grew two inches in six months.
?PLANTS?
a) [I] if plants grow, they exist and develop in a natural way
::a tree which will grow well in most types of soil
::The plants grow wild (=grow without anyone looking after them) by the river.
b) [T] to make plants or crops develop and produce fruit or flowers
-see also raise raise
::Many Families own plots of land to grow Food.
::Britain grows 6,000,000 tonnes of potatoes a year.
::The growing season is from April to September.
?HAIR/NAILS?
a) [T] if you grow your hair or nails, you do not cut them
::I've decided to grow my hair long .
grow a beard/moustache
b) [I] when hair or nails grow, they become longer
?BECOME?
a) [>I always + adj] to change and become different quite slowly
::The sound was growing louder.
::Her tastes have changed as she's grown older.
::Donna has grown tired of being a model.
::Gradually, Fiona's eyes grew used to the darkness (=she gradually became able to see a little better) .
b) [I] to gradually change your opinions and have a feeling that you did not have before
grow to like/hate/respect etc
::After a while the kids grew to like Mr Cox.
::the city he had grown to love
see usage note become
?IMPROVE?
[I] to gradually become better, bigger etc
grow as
::She's grown tremendously as a musician.
it/money doesn't grow on trees
spoken used to say that you should not waste money
grow apart phr v
if two people grow apart, their relationship becomes less close
::The couple had been growing apart for years.
grow into / [grow into sb/sth] phr v
to develop over time and become a particular kind of person or thing
::Sue grew into a lovely young woman.
::The two-part show has grown into a full-fledged series.
to gradually learn how to do a job or deal with a situation successfully
::She will grow into her new role over the next few months.
if a child grows into clothes, he or she becomes big enough to wear them
grow on [grow on sb] phr v
if something grows on you, you gradually like it more and more
::I hated his Music at first, but it grows on you.
grow out phr v
if you grow out a hair style, or if it grows out, you gradually grow your hair until the style disappears
grow sth ←→ out
::I'm growing my fringe out.
grow out of [grow out of sth] phr v
if a child grows out of clothes, he or she becomes too big to wear them
-synonym outgrow outgrow
if someone grows out of something, they stop doing it as they get older
-synonym outgrow outgrow
::Mike finally seems to be growing out of his rebelliousness.
to develop or happen as a result of something else that happened or existed
::His Art grew out of his love of Nature.
::legislation which grew out of concern over the increasing crime rate
grow up phr v
to develop from being a child to being an adult
::What do you want to be when you grow up?
::I grew up in Chicago.
grow up!
spoken used to tell someone to behave in a more responsible way, like an adult
to start to exist or develop gradually
::Trading settlements grew up by the river.

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