Drop
Drop verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Usage example: although they start out high, prices for home electronics eventually drop
Grow
Grow verb - To look after or assist the growth of by labor and care.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, it's revealed that Nobodies can grow new hearts over time, and it may be possible for others with no hearts to grow one as well (eg: puppets, programs).
Source: Heartwarming in Hindsight -
This is taken to such ridiculous extremes that at one point, one of his powers was that a single drop of his blood will grow into another Lobo.
Source: Healing Factor -
Ross changed the timeline to let botulism grow unchecked in orange juice to drop the guards menacing him with rifles.
Source: Roleplay / The Black Sand Bar
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