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sprout

[ sprout ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. (of a seed or plant) to put forth buds or shoots.
  3. to develop or grow quickly:

    a boy awkwardly sprouting into manhood.



verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to sprout.
  2. to remove sprouts from:

    Sprout and boil the potatoes.

noun

  1. a shoot of a plant.
  2. a new growth from a germinating seed, or from a rootstock, tuber, bud, or the like.
  3. something resembling or suggesting a sprout, as in growth.
  4. a young person; youth.
  5. sprouts,
    1. the young shoots of alfalfa, soybeans, etc., eaten as a raw vegetable.

sprout

/ ʊ /

verb

  1. (of a plant, seed, etc) to produce (new leaves, shoots, etc)
  2. introften foll byup to begin to grow or develop

    new office blocks are sprouting up all over the city

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a newly grown shoot or bud
  2. something that grows like a sprout
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • ܲd·dzܳ noun
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  • ܲ·dzܳĻ adjective
  • ܲ·dzܳiԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sprout1

1150–1200; (v.) Middle English spr ( o ) uten, Old English -ūٲ, in dzٱ (past participle; a- 3 ); cognate with Middle Dutch ūٱ, German spriessen to sprout; akin to Greek í𾱲 to scatter; (noun) Middle English; compare Middle Dutch, Middle Low German sprute
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sprout1

Old English ūٲ; related to Middle High German ū to sprout, Lettish sprausties to jostle
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Satellite imagery soon showed solar arrays sprouting on thousands of buildings across the Gaza Strip, especially in crowded areas like refugee camps.

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One of the most multifaceted ingredients, it's a multi-layered bulb around a dense core with sprouting stalks and frilly fronds.

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The basement flooded 14 times, and there so many leaks in the attic that mushrooms sprouted through a bedroom ceiling.

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The visiting supporters' minds turned to title permutations as chants in support of Scotland sprouted in the stands, broken only by cheers as Pollock and Cunningham-South doubled their tallies.

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His signature expressions such as “And away they go” at the start of each race to occasionally saying “they would have to sprout wings” to catch a horse that was far in front.

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