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swell


Definition: Meaning of, swell in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / swɛl /

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swell swelled swollen
Present Participle Third Person Singular
swelling swells
  1. size [intransitive] also swell up to become larger and rounder than normal - used especially about parts of the body [↪  swollen]
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  2. amount/number [intransitive and transitive] to increase in amount or number
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  3. swell with pride/anger etc to feel very proud, angry etc
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  4. shape [intransitive and transitive] also swell out to curve or make something curve
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  5. sound [intransitive] literary to become louder
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  6. sea [intransitive] to move suddenly and powerfully upwards
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swell swells
  1. [singular] the way the sea moves up and down
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  2. [singular] a situation in which something increases in number or amount
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  3. [singular] an increase in sound level, especially in music [=  crescendo]
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  4. [singular] the roundness or curved shape of something
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  5. [countable] old-fashioned a fashionable or important person
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[American English] [old-fashioned]
  1. very good [=  great]
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swell used in phrases

  • ground swell (noun)
    1. an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression
    2. a broad and deep undulation of the ocean
  • heavy swell (noun)
    1. a broad and deep undulation of the ocean
  • swell box (noun)
    1. a box or chamber in an organ that contains the reeds or a set of pipes and has shutters that open or shut usually by means of a pedal in order to regulate the volume of musical tone
  • swell-headed (adjective)
    1. thinking that you are more important or clever than you really are [=  bigheaded]
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