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# ingrown

«ingrown» in Mova's school dictionary: **Grown into the skin instead of out of it, which can hurt…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (ingrown; also ingrowing, UK)

### meaning for a pupil

(of a toenail or hair) Grown into the skin instead of out of it, which can hurt and become infected. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingrown/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In health and hygiene: cut toenails straight across, not too short, and wear shoes that fit to avoid ingrown toenails. A red, sore, swollen toe may need a doctor or podiatrist. Phrases: «an ingrown toenail», «an ingrown hair».

### examples

- I have an ingrown toenail, and it hurts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingrown/#x1)
- Cut your toenails straight across to stop them becoming ingrown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingrown/#x2)
- Tight shoes can cause ingrown toenails. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingrown/#x3)
- The doctor treated my ingrown toenail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingrown/#x4)
- An ingrown hair made a small red bump. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingrown/#x5)
- Soaking an ingrown toenail in warm water helps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingrown/#x6)

### note

In British English «ingrowing toenail» is also common. Spelling: one word, in + grown. Used before a noun: an ingrown toenail.

### In the corpora

- [Cutting toenails straight across helps stop ingrown toenails, where the edge grows into the skin and can get sore and infected.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/356-nails-sweat-and-smells-smelly-feet-armpits-and-bad-breath/17/)
- [Toenails cut too short or curved can grow into the skin, which is called an ingrown toenail.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/77-hair-nails-and-ears/9/)
- [A sore, red, swollen toe beside the nail may be an ingrown toenail, so you tell a parent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/77-hair-nails-and-ears/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ingrown» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingrown/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.