"grow like a weed" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-grow like a weed.ogg Forms: grows like a weed [present, singular, third-person], growing like a weed [participle, present], grew like a weed [past], grown like a weed [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|grow<,,grew,grown> like a weed}} grow like a weed (third-person singular simple present grows like a weed, present participle growing like a weed, simple past grew like a weed, past participle grown like a weed)
  1. (simile) To grow rapidly.
    Sense id: en-grow_like_a_weed-en-verb-sSeyH1YG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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        "(simile) To grow rapidly."
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