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groaty to the max |
very nice, way cool, totally awesome
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That bike is groaty to the max. I love those wide tires!
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groovy |
stylish, cool, neat, with it
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That's a groovy T-shirt, man. I like the purple parrot.
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ground me |
keep me at home, not allow me to go out
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If I don't pass all my subjects, my parents will ground me.
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grounded |
not allowed to go out, forced to stay in
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Pam was grounded for a week because she stayed out all night.
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Group of Five |
(See The Group of Five)
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Group of Seven |
(See The Group of Seven)
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grouse |
complain, a bitch [B]
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The mayor said everybody's grousing about high taxes.
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grow a tail |
need to defecate, drop a log
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Have you seen a washroom? I'm growing a tail.
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grow on you |
you like it more each day, gradually like it more
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In time, you will appreciate Lang's poetry. It grows on you.
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grow up |
live during childhood, become a young adult
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He grew up on a farm in Alberta. He was a farm boy.
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