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bursted forth
| Main Entry: |
break out
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen, emerge |
| Synonyms: | appear, arise, begin, burst forth, commence, erupt, explode, occur, set in, spring up, start |
| Main Entry: | grow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become larger, evolve |
| Synonyms: | abound, advance, age, amplify, arise, augment, become, branch out, breed, build, burgeon, burst forth, come, come to be, cultivate, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, extend, fill out, flourish, gain, germinate, get bigger, get taller, heighten, increase, issue, luxuriate, maturate, mature, mount, multiply, originate, pop up, produce, propagate, pullulate, raise, ripen, rise, shoot*, spread, spring up, sprout, stem, stretch, swell, thicken, thrive, turn, vegetate, wax, widen |
| Antonyms: | decline, decrease, diminish, halt, lessen, reduce, stop, stunt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stretch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend, elongate |
| Synonyms: | amplify, branch out, bridge, burst forth, cover, crane, develop, distend, drag out, draw, draw out, expand, fill, go, grow, inflate, lengthen, lie out, magnify, make, make taut, make tense, open, overlap, pad, prolong, prolongate, protract, pull, pull out, pyramid, rack, range, reach, recline, repose, run, shoot up, span, spin out, spread, spread out, spring up, strain, string out, swell, tauten, tighten, unfold, unroll, widen |
| Antonyms: | compress, concentrate |
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