grow out

phrasal verb

grew out; grown out; growing out; grows out

: to allow (something) to get longer

She's growing out her hair.

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If there is hair on your head, that hair has at least one whorl in it—a patch of hair that grows out of the scalp in a spiral direction. —

Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024 The channel is headquartered in and funded by Qatar, where Hamas political leaders are allowed to live and operate; the kingdom has historical ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, the movement Hamas grew out of. —

Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024 Suckers, or the little shoots that grow out of the base of the plant, can be pruned at any time. —

Steve Bender, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024 Worst case scenario -- an emergency haircut and a new hairdo that can take months, or even years, to grow out. —

Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grow out