Definition of swell

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Swell (v. t.) To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate; as, to be swelled with pride or haughtiness..

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Cynanche :: Cynanche (n.) Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing..
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression..
Upswell :: Upswell (v. i.) To swell or rise up.
Jointworm :: "Jointworm (n.) The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly (Eurytoma hordei), which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of America it does great damage to the crop..
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) 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..
Strut :: Strut (v. t.) To swell; to bulge out.
Huff :: Huff (v. t.) To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air..
Rise :: Rise (n.) Increase of sound; a swelling of the voice.
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style..
Swollen :: Swelled (p. p.) of Swel.
Ventricous :: Ventricous (a.) Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla..
Emphysematous :: Emphysematous (a.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, emphysema; swelled; bloated..
Increscent :: Increscent (a.) Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging.
Swelling :: Swelling (n.) A protuberance; a prominenc.
Inturgescence :: Inturgescence (n.) A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled..
Puffy :: Puffy (a.) Swelled with air, or any soft matter; tumid with a soft substance; bloated; fleshy; as, a puffy tumor..
Bump :: Bump (n.) A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance..
Bag :: Bag (v. i.) To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags from containing morbid matter..
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle..
Surge :: Surge (n.) A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind..
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