The difference between Grow and Take off

When used as verbs, grow means to become bigger, whereas take off means to remove.

check bellow for the other definitions of Grow and Take off

  1. Grow as a verb (ergative):

    To become bigger.

    Examples:

    "Children grow quickly."

  2. Grow as a verb (intransitive):

    To appear or sprout.

    Examples:

    "Flowers grew on the trees as summer approached."

    "A long tail began to grow from his backside."

  3. Grow as a verb (transitive):

    To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.

    Examples:

    "He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden."

    "Have you ever grown your hair before?"

  4. Grow as a verb (copulative):

    To assume a condition or quality over time.

    Examples:

    "The boy grew wise as he matured."

    "The town grew smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled."

    "You have grown strong."

  5. Grow as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To become attached or fixed; to adhere.

  1. Take off as a verb (transitive):

    To remove.

    Examples:

    "He took off his shoes''."

    "The test grader takes off a point for every misspelled word."

    "Tomorrow the doctor will take the cast off her arm."

  2. Take off as a verb (transitive):

    To imitate, often in a satirical manner.

  3. Take off as a verb (intransitive, of an aircraft or spacecraft):

    To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.

    Examples:

    "The plane has been cleared to take off from runway 3."

  4. Take off as a verb (intransitive):

    To become successful, to flourish.

    Examples:

    "The business has really taken off this year and has made quite a profit."

  5. Take off as a verb (intransitive):

    To depart.

    Examples:

    "I'm going to take off now."

    "Take off, loser!"

  6. Take off as a verb (transitive):

    To quantify.

    Examples:

    "I'll take off the concrete and steel for this construction project."

  7. Take off as a verb (transitive):

    To absent oneself from work or other responsibility, especially with permission.

    Examples:

    "If you take off for Thanksgiving you must work Christmas and vice versa."

    "He decided to let his mother take a night off from cooking, so he took her and his siblings out to dinner."

  8. Take off as a verb (intransitive, slang, dated):

    To take drugs; to inject drugs.

  9. Take off as a verb (transitive, slang, dated):

    To steal (something) or rob (someone).

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