swell

  • 11swell — [swel] vi. swelled, swelled or swollen, swelling [ME swellen < OE swellan; akin to Ger schwellen, ON svella] 1. to increase in volume or become larger as a result of pressure from within; expand; dilate 2. to become larger at a particular… …

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  • 12Swell — (engl.), s. Dandy …

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  • 13Swell — (engl.), Dünung; auch s.v.w. Stutzer …

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  • 14swell — index accrue (increase), accumulate (enlarge), boom (increase), build (augment), develop …

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  • 15swell — vb *expand, amplify, distend, inflate, dilate Analogous words: *extend, elongate, lengthen: *intensify, heighten, enhance: *increase, augment, enlarge Antonyms: shrink Contrasted words: *contract …

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  • 16swell — The verb has the past tense swelled and the past participle swollen, although swelled is sometimes used for the past participle when the reference is to a specified increase in size or numbers rather than to an unwelcome or harmful expansion or… …

    Modern English usage

  • 17swell — ► VERB (past part. swollen or swelled) 1) become larger or rounder in size. 2) increase in intensity, amount, or volume. ► NOUN 1) a full or gently rounded form. 2) a gradual increase in sound, amount, or intensity. 3) …

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  • 18swell — swell1 [swel] v past tense swelled past participle swollen [ˈswəulən US ˈswou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(amount/number)¦ 3 swell with pride/anger etc 4¦(shape)¦ 5¦(sound)¦ 6¦(sea)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: swellan] …

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  • 19swell — swell1 [ swel ] (past tense swelled; past participle swelled or swol|len [ swoulən ] ) verb * 1. ) swell or swell up intransitive to become larger than normal, usually because of liquid collecting inside: My ankles tend to swell when I travel by… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20swell — [[t]swe̱l[/t]] swells, swelling, swelled, swollen (The forms swelled and swollen are both used as the past participle.) 1) V ERG If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before. The human… …

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