What is the meaning of growing?

noun

• Biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level. (
  • usage: "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
  • synonyms: growth, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
• Electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state. (

verb

• Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become.
  • usage: "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
  • synonyms: turn, grow
• Become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.
  • usage: "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
  • synonyms: grow
• Increase in size by natural process.
  • usage: "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
  • synonyms: grow
• Cause to grow or develop.
  • usage: "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
  • synonyms: grow
• Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation.
  • usage: "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
  • synonyms: mature, maturate, grow
• Come into existence; take on form or shape.
  • usage: "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
  • synonyms: originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
• Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques.
  • usage: "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"
  • synonyms: grow, raise, farm, produce
• Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes. )
  • usage: "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
  • synonyms: grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
• Grow emotionally or mature.
  • usage: "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
  • synonyms: develop, grow
• Become attached by or as if by the process of growth.
  • usage: "The tree trunks had grown together"
  • synonyms: grow

adjective

• Relating to or suitable for growth.
  • usage: "the growing season for corn"; "good growing weather"