Entry Word: wax

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number <the noise level waxed as more people flooded into the stadium> — see increase 2
2 to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction <waxing a surfboard> — see lubricate
3 to eventually have as a state or quality <waxed poetic whenever he wrote to his girlfriend> — see become