wax
[verb]
Synonyms: increase, develop, enlarge, expand, grow, magnify, swell

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Antonyms: wane

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Wax, Ruby
(1953–) a US comedian who works in the UK, and is known for talking very loudly and saying rude, shocking, and embarrassing things in an amusing way

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I. wax¹ /wæks/ noun [uncountable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: weax]

1. a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles, polish etc:
wax crayons ⇒ beeswax

2. a natural sticky substance in your ears

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II. wax² verb
[Sense 1,5: Date: 1300-1400; Origin: ⇒ wax¹]
[Sense 2-4: Language: Old English; Origin: weaxan 'to grow']

1. [transitive] to rub a layer of wax into a floor, surface etc to protect it or make it shine

2. wax sentimental/eloquent/lyrical etc to talk with extreme feeling, liking, or pleasure about something – used humorously
wax sentimental/eloquent/lyrical etc about
Journalists wax lyrical about the band.

3. [intransitive] when the moon waxes, it seems to get bigger each night Antonym : wane

4. wax and wane to increase and decrease over time:
Interest in the show has waxed and waned.

5. [transitive] if you wax your legs, arms etc, you remove the hair from them using wax

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