ALL meanings of swell
swell
S s - intransitive verb swell expand, grow 1
- adjective swell not good 1
- adjective swell great 1
- noun swell ocean wave 1
- intransitive verb swell get bigger 1
- intransitive verb swell grow louder 1
- verb without object swell to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth. 1
- verb without object swell Pathology. to increase abnormally in size, as by inflation, distention, accumulation of fluids, or the like: Her ankles swelled from standing. 1
- verb without object swell to rise in waves, as the sea. 1
- verb without object swell to well up, as a spring or as tears. 1
- verb without object swell to bulge out, as a sail or the middle of a cask. 1
- verb without object swell to grow in amount, degree, force, etc. 1
- verb without object swell to increase gradually in volume or intensity, as sound: The music swelled. 1
- verb without object swell to arise and grow within one, as a feeling or emotion. 1
- verb without object swell to become puffed up with pride. 1
- verb with object swell to cause to grow in bulk. 1
- verb with object swell to cause to increase gradually in loudness: to swell a musical tone. 1
- verb with object swell to cause (a thing) to bulge out or be protuberant. 1
- verb with object swell to increase in amount, degree, force, etc. 1
- verb with object swell to affect with a strong, expansive emotion. 1
- verb with object swell to puff up with pride. 1
- noun swell the act of swelling or the condition of being swollen. 1
- noun swell inflation or distention. 1
- noun swell a protuberant part. 1
- noun swell a wave, especially when long and unbroken, or a series of such waves. 1
- noun swell a gradually rising elevation of the land. 1
- noun swell an increase in amount, degree, force, etc. 1
- noun swell a gradual increase in loudness of sound. 1
- noun swell Music. a gradual increase (crescendo) followed by a gradual decrease (diminuendo) in loudness or force of musical sound. the sign (< >) for indicating this. a device, as in an organ, by which the loudness of tones may be varied. 1
- noun swell a swelling of emotion within one. 1
- noun swell Slang. a fashionably dressed person; dandy. a socially prominent person. 1
- adjective swell (of things) stylish; elegant: a swell hotel. 1
- adjective swell (of persons) fashionably dressed or socially prominent. 1
- adjective swell first-rate; fine: a swell party. 1
- verb swell If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before. 0
- verb swell If something such as a part of your body swells, it becomes larger and rounder than normal. 0
- verb swell Swell up means the same as swell. 0
- verb swell If you swell with a feeling, you are suddenly full of that feeling. 0
- verb swell If sounds swell, they get louder. 0
- countable noun swell A swell is the regular movement of waves up and down in the open sea. 0
- adjective swell You can describe something as swell if you think it is really nice. 0
- verb swell to grow or cause to grow in size, esp as a result of internal pressure 0
- verb swell to expand or cause to expand at a particular point or above the surrounding level; protrude 0
- verb swell to grow or cause to grow in size, amount, intensity, or degree 0
- verb swell to puff or be puffed up with pride or another emotion 0
- verb swell (of seas or lakes) to rise in waves 0
- verb swell to well up or overflow 0
- verb swell to make (a musical phrase) increase gradually in volume and then diminish 0
- noun swell the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea 0
- noun swell a succession of waves or a single large wave 0