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Definitions of: swellDefinition: To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation.Definition: To increase in size or extent by any addition; to increase in volume or force; as, a river swells, and overflows its banks; sounds swell or diminish. Definition: To rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as, in tempest, the ocean swells into waves. Definition: To be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride. Definition: To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell. Definition: To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style. Definition: To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle. Definition: To be elated; to rise arrogantly. Definition: To grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand. Definition: To become larger in amount; as, many little debts added, swell to a great amount. Definition: To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big. Definition: The act of swelling. Definition: Gradual increase. Definition: Increase or augmentation in bulk; protuberance. Definition: Increase in height; elevation; rise. Definition: Increase of force, intensity, or volume of sound. Definition: Increase of power in style, or of rhetorical force. Definition: A gradual ascent, or rounded elevation, of land; as, an extensive plain abounding with little swells. Definition: A wave, or billow; especially, a succession of large waves; the roll of the sea after a storm; as, a heavy swell sets into the harbor. Definition: A gradual increase and decrease of the volume of sound; the crescendo and diminuendo combined; -- generally indicated by the sign. Definition: A showy, dashing person; a dandy. |
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