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To have made a quantity bigger
Past tense for to put a shine on
“In general, you should wax your car at least twice a year and more often if you drive in industrial city areas.”
Past tense for to apply a slippery substance so as to minimize friction
“If you hear squeaking, that's a sure sign that you need to wax the surface.”
Past tense for to become larger or stronger
“Their concern goes back a long way and has only tended to wax over time.”
Past tense for to (increasingly) assume a specified quality or characteristic
“He began to wax eloquent on what was wrong with it.”
Past tense for to appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon
“The opposite is true for the new moon since, during the cycle that follows a new moon, the moon begins to wax.”
Past tense for to comprehensively defeat
“Nelson and Lippo rallied in the third set to wax their rivals 6-1, making up for dropping the second set.”
Past tense for to defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength
Past tense for to apply varnish or glaze to (a surface)
Past tense for to kill or cause the death of
Past tense for to make smooth or shiny
Past tense for to strike or hit repeatedly
Past tense for to cause physical or bodily damage or injury to
Past tense for to make a recording of (in audio or video form)
Past tense for to make a financial return from
Past tense for to grow strongly and vigorously
Past tense for to be superior to
Shiny and lustrous in appearance
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