Contract and Grow

Contract

Contract verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.
Usage example: metal contracts at low temperatures

Grow is an antonym for contract in topics: lessen, condense.

Grow

Grow verb - To look after or assist the growth of by labor and care.

Contract is an antonym for grow in evolve topic.

Nearby Words: growth, growing, grown, grower

Common collocations

body contract body grow body
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