Swell
Definition of Swell
| v. i. | 1. | To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation. | | 2. | 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. | | 3. | To rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as, in tempest, the ocean swells into waves. | | 4. | To be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride. | | 5. | To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell. | | 6. | To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style. | | 7. | To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle. | | 8. | To be elated; to rise arrogantly. | | 9. | To grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand. | | 10. | To become larger in amount; as, many little debts added, swell to a great amount. | | 11. | To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big. | | v. t. | 1. | To increase the size, bulk, or dimensions of; to cause to rise, dilate, or increase; as, rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring; immigration swells the population. | | 2. | To aggravate; to heighten. | | 3. | To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate; as, to be swelled with pride or haughtiness. | | 4. | (Mus.) To augment gradually in force or loudness, as the sound of a note. | | n. | 1. | The act of swelling. | | 2. | Gradual increase. | | 3. | Increase of force, intensity, or volume of sound. | | 3. | A gradual ascent, or rounded elevation, of land; as, an extensive plain abounding with little swells. | | 4. | Increase of power in style, or of rhetorical force. | | 4. | A wave, or billow; especially, a succession of large waves; the roll of the sea after a storm; as, a heavy swell sets into the harbor. | | 5. | (Mus.) A gradual increase and decrease of the volume of sound; the crescendo and diminuendo combined; - generally indicated by the sign. | | 6. | A showy, dashing person; a dandy. | | a. | 1. | Having the characteristics of a person of rank and importance; showy; dandified; distinguished; as, a swell person; a swell neighborhood. |
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