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- swell [sth.] out, swell out [sth.] [wind] gonfiare [sails]* * *(to (cause to) bulge: The sails swelled out in the wind.) gonfiarsi* * *swell [sth.] out, swell out [sth.] [wind] gonfiare [sails]
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swell out — Bulge, protuberate … New dictionary of synonyms
swell — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian, Beau Brummel, Brahman, Corinthian, OK, accent, accent mark, accrue, accumulate, ace high, add to, advance, aggrandize, amplify, anthill, appreciate, archduke, aristocrat, armiger, augment, awake the dead,… … Moby Thesaurus
swell — 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] … Dictionary of contemporary English
swell — I. v. n. 1. Dilate, expand, tumefy, distend, fill out, intumesce, grow larger or bigger (by expansion). 2. Increase (by outward addition), augment, enlarge. 3. Rise (as waves), heave, surge. 4. Belly, be inflated. 5. Strut, look big, put on airs … New dictionary of synonyms
Swell — Swell, v. i. [imp. {Swelled}; p. p. {Swelled} or {Swollen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swelling}.] [AS. swellan; akin to D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella, Sw. sv[ a]lla.] 1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swell — [adj] wonderful awesome, cool*, dandy*, deluxe, desirable, excellent, exclusive, fashionable, fine, fly*, grand, groovy*, keen, marvelous, neat, nifty, plush, posh, ritzy*, smart, stylish, super, terrific; concepts 548,574 Ant. bad, horrible,… … New thesaurus
swell — [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… … English World dictionary
out-of-sight — adj. very good; same as {groovy}, sense 1. [informal, 1960 s] Syn: bang up, bully, cool, corking, cracking, dandy, far out, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(predicate), outtasight, peachy, psychedelic, slap up, swell, smashing. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swell Maps — Infobox musical artist Name = Swell Maps Img capt = Swell Maps Img size = 250 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Birmingham, England Genre = Avant garde, punk rock, post punk Years active = 1972 ndash;1980 Label = Rather… … Wikipedia
swell up — verb expand abnormally The bellies of the starving children are swelling • Syn: ↑swell, ↑intumesce, ↑tumefy, ↑tumesce • Derivationally related forms: ↑tumescent (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
swell — 1 verb past tense swelledpast participle swollen 1 PART OF YOUR BODY (I) also swell up to gradually increase in size: Her ankle was already starting to swell. 2 PEOPLE (T) to gradually increase in amount or number: We asked them to come to the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
