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sprout up

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sprout up

to grow upward quickly, as do newly sprouted seedlings. The seeds sprouted up in the warm rains. Many of the newly planted seeds failed to sprout up on time.

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sprout up

v.

1. To emerge from the soil and grow rapidly: Weeds had sprouted up through the cracks in the pavement.

2. To emerge and develop rapidly: Within a few years, strip malls had sprouted up across the county.

See also: sprout, up