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grew like a weed

grew like a weed is the simple past of grow like a weed.

Meaning of grow like a weed

Verb

grow like a weed (third-person singular simple present grows like a weed, present participle growing like a weed, simple past grew like a weed, past participle grown like a weed)

  1. (simile) To grow rapidly.
    • The twins grew like weeds: it seemed we were buying clothes every few weeks.

Questions about grew like a weed

What is grew like a weed the simple past of?
Grew like a weed is the simple past of grow like a weed.

Words near grew like a weed in the dictionary

  1. grew a tail
  2. grew apart
  3. grew away from
  4. grew cold
  5. grew into
  6. grew like a weed
  7. grew on
  8. grew out
  9. grew out of
  10. grew some balls
  11. grew up

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