grovy (grovi)

[ In the dry season these Grovy dwellings are very pleasant. Dampier , Voyages, II. i. 45. grow (gro), v .; pret. grew , pp. grown , ppr. grow ing. [ ME.growen (pret. grew , greu , pl. grew en, greowen, pp. growen , growe ), greów , pl. greówon , pp. growen ), sprout, grow (of vegetable growth, while weaxan , E. waxl , increase, is a general term for increase'), = OFries. grow a , groia = D. groeijen , grow, = OHG. gruoan , MHG. grüen , grüejen , be green, = Icel grōa = Sw. Dan. gro , grow. Hence green1, and perhaps gorse , q. v.; to the same ult. root belongs prob. gra , q. v.] I. in trans. 1. To increase by a natural proce of development or of enlargement, as a living organism or any By Heaven, I'll grow to the ground here, And with my sword dig up my grave, and fall in 't, Unle thou grant me! Beau . and Fl . , Knight of Malta, ii. 3. There first I saw the man I lov'd, Valerio; There was acquainted, there my soul grew to him And his to me. Fletcher, Wife for a Month, v. 3. 5. Naut., to lead: as, the chain grows out on the port bow. To grow on, to gain in the estimation of; become better appreciated by. Gerald's eyes were a little misty as the earth fell on the coffin. The old man had grown on him wonderfully, and he mi ed him more than he could have believed po ible. The Century, XXXVIII. 460. To grow out of. (a) To i ue from, as plants from the soil; result from, as an effect from a cause. These wars have grown out of commercial considerations. A. Hamilton . All the capitals found in India are either such as grew out of the nece ities of their own wooden construction, or were copied from bell-shaped forms. J. Fergu on, Hist. Indian Arch., p. 174. (b) To pa beyond or away from in development; leave behind; give up: as, to grow out of one's early beliefs or follies. To grow to, to proceed or adyance to; come to; incline or tend to. Then read the names of the actors, and so grow on to a point. Shak ., M. N. D., i. 2. To grow together, to become united by growth, as severed parts of flesh or plants. To grow up. (a) To advance in growth; complete the natural growth; attain maturity. We grow up in vanity and folly. There were the baillie's wife,. up son. Abp . Wake. and the baillie's grown Dickens , Pickwick, xlix. We begin to be grown - up people. We cannot always remain in the pleasant valley of childhood. H. B. Stowe, Oldtown, p. 391. His sons grow up that bear his name, Some grow to honour, some to shame. Tennyson, Two Voices. (b) To take root; spring up; arise: as, a hostile feeling grew up in the community. To let the gra grow under one's feet. See gra . II. trans. To cause to grow; cultivate; produce; raise: as, a farmer grows large quantities of wheat. This will cause him to put out of his heart all envy, hatred, and malice, and grow in the same all amity, friendship, and concord. Cranmer . growable (grō'a-bl), a. [ IMG:content-2732.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2733.png:[blocks in formation] grown (grōn), p . a . [Pp. of grow , v.] 1. In- creased in growth; enlarged; swollen. Their saill fell over bord, in a very grown sea, so as they had like to have been cast away. It came to pa , when Moses was grown , that he went out unto his brethren. Ex. ii. 11. There the grown serpent lies; the worm, that's fled, Hath no teeth for the present. Shak., Macbeth, iii. 4. Grown over, covered by a growth of anything; over- grown: as, a wall grown over with ivy. growsel (grouz), v . i.; pret. and pp. growsed , ppr. growsing . [Also growze , Sc. groose , grooze , gruze , prob. ult. grūsian , a supposed sec- sense is the same as that of OHG. grubilón , MHG. grübelen , G. grübeln , grub, dig, rake, stir, search minutely (= Sw.grubbla = Dan. gruble , muse, ponder, ruminate on), a freq. verb, allied to graben (pret. grub ), dig, = AS. grafan , E. gravel, dig: see gravel .] I. in trans. 1. To dig in or under the ground; hence, to work hard in any way; especially, to make laborious re- search; search or study closely. So depe thai grubbed and so fast, Thre cro es fand thai at the last. Holy Rood (E. E. T. S.), p. 94. Those who knew his [Lord Temple's) habits tracked him as men track a mole. It was his nature to grub under- ground. Macaulay , Earl of Chas am. 2. [ grub , n . , 3.] To eat; take a meal: as, it is time to grub . [Slang.] griusen, grusen , be in terror, shudder, G. grau- sen , impers., shiver, shudder) of * greósan , in comp. pp. begroren , terrified: see grisel .] Το shiver; have a chill. [North. Eng.] growse2t, n. An obsolete spelling of grouse . grow some (gro's um), a. [ grow + -some.] Tending to make things grow: as, it's a fine grow some morning; it's nice grow some weather. Wright. [Prov. Eng.] growth (groth), n . [ grow + -th , after Icel. grodhr , grodhi , growth.] 1. The proce of growing; gradual natural increase, as of an animal or vegetable body; specifically, the pro- ce of developing from a germ, seed, or root to maturity. The increase of size which constitutes growth is the re- sult of a proce of molecular intu usception, and there- fore differs altogether from the proce of growth by ac- cretion, which is effected purely by the external ad- dition of new matter. Huxley , Anat. Invert., p. 2. The word "grow" as applied to stones signifies a total- ly different proce from what is called growth in plants and animals. Huxley , Anat. Invert., p. 2. It appears to be a biological law that great growth is not po ible without high structure. Westminster Rev., CXXV. 360. 2. Increase in any way, as in bulk, extent, number, strength, value, etc.; development; advancement; extension. The beginnings, antiquities, and grouth of the cla ical and warre-like shipping of this Island [England]. Hakluyt's Voyages , To the Reader. The softne of his Nature gave growth to factions of those about him. Milton, Hist. Eng., vi. For the affection of young ladies is of as rapid growth as Jack's beanstalk, and reaches up to the sky in a night. Thackeray, Vanity Fair, iv. 3. That which has grown; anything produced; a product. So forest pines th' aspiring mountain clothe, And self-erected towers the stately growth. Brooke, Universal Beauty, iii. Affection's depth and wedded faith are not of the growth Lamb , Artificial Comedy. were parch'd with The light and lustrous curls dust; Or, clotted into points and hanging loose, Mix'd with the knightly growth that fringed his lips. Tennyson, Morte d'Arthur. Growth by apposition, in bot . See apposition . growthead, growtnolt. See grout head , grout- Precipitate the loath'd abode of man, Or growl'd defiance. White hands of farewell to my sire, who growl'd An answer. Tennyson, Prince , v. growl (groul), n. [ growl , v.] A deep snarl- ing and threatening sound from the throat, ex- pre ive of the hostility of an animal; hence, the grumbling or faultfinding of an offended or discontented person. many species, but implying no genetic affinity. Shrub, herb, and sprouting fungus are growth- growthful (groth'ful), a. Susceptible of growth or improvement. [Rare.] In the subject of this biography we see how much more growthful is a lowly commencement than the most bril- liant beginnings, if made in borrowed exuviæ. Dr. J. Hamilton , in Life of Lady Colquhoun, p. 67. See groin1 , 3. groynel, n. groyne2t, v. and n. An obsolete form of groin2 . grozet (groz'et), n. [Sc.: see groser .] A goose- berry. As plump and gray as onie grozet . Burns , To a Louse. grozing-iron (gro'zing-ī"èrn), п. [ grozing (origin unknown) + iron.] 1. A plumbers' tool for finishing soldered joints. Grozing irons to a ist in soldering. IMG:content-2734.png:[blocks in formation] 2. [ grub , n., 3.] To supply with food; pro- vide with victuals. [Slang.] The red-nosed man [Stiggins) warn't by no means the Dickens , Pickwick, xxii. The very tooks and daws forsake the fields, Where neither grub , nor root, nor earth-nut now Repays their labour more. Cowper , Task, v. 90. 21. A short thick man; a dwarf: in contempt. John Romane, a short clownish grub , would bear the whole carcase of an ox. Carew. 3. Something to eat; victuals; a provision of food (as the product of grubbing or hard work). [Slang.] He looked at the fish, then at the fiddle, still grubbling in his pockets. Spectator , No. 444. Be sure to mix among the thickest crowd; There I will be, and there we cannot mi , Perhaps to grubble , or at least to ki . II. trans. To feel of with the hands. Thou hast a colour; of steel, formerly used for cutting gla . grozzer (groz'ér), n . Same as groser . grub (grub), v .; pret. and pp. grubbed , ppr. grub- bing . [ME. grubben , sometimes grobben , dig; prob. of LG. origin; cf. LG. freq. grubbeln, grope, with equiv.grabbeln (cf. E. grabble ). The Dirty; unclean, as if from grubbing. Now let me roll and grubble thee; Blind men say white feels smooth, and black feels rough. Dryden. grubbyl (grub'i), a. [ grubby So dark, so dingy, like a grubby lot Of sooty sweeps, or colliers. Hood, A Black Job. The houses, the shops, and the people all appeared more or le grubby , and as if a little clean water would do them good. N. and Q., 7th ser., IV. 536. 2. Stunted; poor; peevish. [Prov. Eng.] -3. [ All stag, tainted, and badly scored, grubby , or murrain hides are called damaged, and must go at two-thirds price. C. T. Davis, Leather, p. 55. grubby2 (grub'i), n.; pl. grubbies (-iz). [Cf. grubbyl.] The common sculpin, a cottoid fish, A can tho cottus æneus, of New England.