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ALL meanings of sprout

sprout
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  • noun sprout plant: new shoot 1
  • intransitive verb sprout plant: begin to grow 1
  • intransitive verb sprout come up like a plant 1
  • verb without object sprout to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed. 1
  • verb without object sprout (of a seed or plant) to put forth buds or shoots. 1
  • verb without object sprout to develop or grow quickly: a boy awkwardly sprouting into manhood. 1
  • verb with object sprout to cause to sprout. 1
  • verb with object sprout to remove sprouts from: Sprout and boil the potatoes. 1
  • noun sprout a shoot of a plant. 1
  • noun sprout a new growth from a germinating seed, or from a rootstock, tuber, bud, or the like. 1
  • noun sprout something resembling or suggesting a sprout, as in growth. 1
  • noun sprout a young person; youth. 1
  • noun sprout sprouts. the young shoots of alfalfa, soybeans, etc., eaten as a raw vegetable. Brussels sprout. 1
  • verb sprout When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves. 0
  • verb sprout When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there. 0
  • verb sprout If a garden or other area of land sprouts plants, they start to grow there. 0
  • verb sprout If you sprout beans or seeds, you make them grow small shoots before eating them. You usually do this by soaking them in water. 0
  • verb sprout If something such as hair sprouts from a person or animal, or if they sprout it, it grows on them. 0
  • ergative verb sprout If a large number of things have appeared or developed somewhere, you can say that they have sprouted there or that the place has sprouted them. 0
  • countable noun sprout Sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages. They are also called brussels sprouts. 0
  • countable noun sprout Sprouts are new shoots on plants. 0
  • verb sprout (of a plant, seed, etc) to produce (new leaves, shoots, etc) 0
  • verb sprout to begin to grow or develop 0
  • noun sprout a newly grown shoot or bud 0
  • noun sprout something that grows like a sprout 0
  • intransitive verb sprout to begin to grow or germinate; give off shoots or buds 0
  • intransitive verb sprout to grow or develop rapidly 0
  • verb transitive sprout to cause to sprout or grow 0
  • noun sprout a young growth on a plant, as a stem or branch; shoot 0
  • noun sprout a new growth from a bud, rootstock, germinating seed, etc. 0
  • noun sprout such a growth from the germinating seed of any of various plants, as alfalfa or mung beans, eaten as a vegetable, as in salads or Asian dishes 0
  • noun sprout something like or suggestive of a sprout, as an offshoot or young person 0
  • noun sprout Brussels sprouts 0
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