swell

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swell

The ocean swell gently lifts the small boat.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To increase in size or volume: To become larger, often due to internal pressure or absorption.
    • To become filled with an emotion: To experience a strong, rising feeling.
    • To rise or become more intense: To gradually increase in amount, level, or intensity.

  2. Noun:

    • A slow, rolling wave of the sea: A long, unbroken wave that moves steadily without breaking.
    • A gradual increase in sound or music: A crescendo; a part of music that grows louder.
    • A rounded, elevated part: A gentle, bulging shape or area on a surface.
    • (Old-fashioned, informal) A fashionable or elegant person: A person who is stylishly dressed or socially prominent.

  3. Adjective:

    • (Old-fashioned, informal) Excellent, stylish: Very good or fashionable.
Examples of Usage

  • Verb:

    • Her ankle began to swell after the fall. (It increased in size due to injury.)
    • Pride swelled in his chest as he watched his daughter graduate. (He was filled with a strong emotion.)
    • The music swelled to a powerful climax. (The sound increased in volume and intensity.)

  • Noun:

    • The boat rose and fell with the ocean swell. (It moved with the rolling waves.)
    • There was a sudden swell of support for the new policy. (A gradual increase in support.)
    • He was considered quite a swell in his youth. (He was seen as a fashionable man.)

  • Adjective:

    • That's a swell idea! (That's an excellent idea.)
    • He threw a swell party last night. (He threw a very good party.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to swell the ranks of": To increase the number of people in a group.
    • The economic crisis swelled the ranks of the unemployed.
  • "a swell of emotion": A powerful, rising feeling.
    • She felt a swell of gratitude for their help.
Variants and Related Words
  • Swollen (adj): The past participle often used as an adjective meaning enlarged or puffed up.
    • He had a swollen knee.
  • Swell (n) as in "ground swell": A broad, deep wave or a surge of public opinion.
    • A ground swell of opposition forced the government to reconsider.
Synonyms
  • Verb (increase): Expand, enlarge, inflate, rise.
  • Noun (wave): Surge, billow, roller.
  • Adjective (excellent): Great, superb, fantastic, splendid (old-fashioned).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Swell up: To become larger, especially due to injury or emotion.
    • Her eyes swelled up from crying.
  • Swell out: To protrude or bulge outward.
    • The sails swelled out in the wind.
Related Idioms
  • Swell with pride: To feel very proud and self-important.
    • She was swelling with pride after her promotion.
  • Swell the coffers: To increase the amount of money in an organization's funds.
    • The new tax law is expected to swell the government's coffers.
swell

The ocean swell gently lifts the small boat.

Adjective
  1. very good
    • he did a bully job
    • a neat sports car
    • had a great time at the party
    • you look simply smashing
Noun
  1. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
  2. a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
  3. a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
  4. the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
Verb
  1. cause to become swollen
    • The water swells the wood
  2. come up, as of a liquid
    • Tears well in her eyes
    • the currents well up
  3. come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
    • Strong emotions welled up
    • Smoke swelled from it
  4. expand abnormally
    • The bellies of the starving children are swelling
  5. become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
    • The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son
  6. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
    • The music swelled to a crescendo

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