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grown like a weed

grown like a weed is the past participle 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 grown like a weed

What is grown like a weed the past participle of?
Grown like a weed is the past participle of grow like a weed.

Words near grown like a weed in the dictionary

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

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