What does swell mean in English? Meaning of swell definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "swell": the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
Noun
Meaning: the undulating movement of the surface of the open seaSynonyms: crestless wave
swellHyponyms: ground swell
heavy swellHypernyms: moving ridge
waveMeaning of "swell": increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
Verb
Meaning: increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensityExample: The music swelled to a crescendoSynonyms: swellHypernyms: increaseMeaning of "swell": very good
Adjective
Meaning: very goodExample: he did a bully job
a neat sports car
had a great time at the party
you look simply smashingSynonyms: bang-up
bully
corking
cracking
dandy
great
groovy
keen
neat
nifty
not bad
peachy
slap-up
smashing
swellSimilar: goodMeaning of "swell": a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
Noun
Meaning: a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)Synonyms: swellHypernyms: elevation
natural elevationMeaning of "swell": become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
Verb
Meaning: become filled with pride, arrogance, or angerExample: The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her sonSynonyms: puff up
swellHypernyms: act
behave
doMeaning of "swell": a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
Noun
Meaning: a crescendo followed by a decrescendoSynonyms: swellHypernyms: crescendoMeaning of "swell": expand abnormally
Verb
Meaning: expand abnormallyExample: The bellies of the starving children are swellingSynonyms: intumesce
swell
swell up
tumefy
tumesceHyponyms: belly
belly out
blister
bloat
blow up
distend
puff
puff out
puff up
vesicateHypernyms: expandMeaning of "swell": a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Noun
Meaning: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearanceSynonyms: beau
clotheshorse
dandy
dude
fashion plate
fop
gallant
sheik
swellHyponyms: cockscomb
coxcomb
macaroniHypernyms: adult male
manInstance Hyponyms: beau brummell
brummell
george bryan brummellMeaning of "swell": come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
Verb
Meaning: come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)Example: Strong emotions welled up
Smoke swelled from itSynonyms: swell
well upHypernyms: arise
develop
grow
originate
rise
spring up
upriseMeaning of "swell": come up, as of a liquid
Verb
Meaning: come up, as of a liquidExample: Tears well in her eyes
the currents well upSynonyms: swell
wellHypernyms: come up
rise
rise up
surfaceMeaning of "swell": cause to become swollen
Verb
Meaning: cause to become swollenExample: The water swells the woodSynonyms: swellHyponyms: bloat
bulge
bulk
tumefyHypernyms: growAdjective: (intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged. Shakespeare Monarchs to behold the swelling scene!Shakespeare Monarchs to behold the swelling scene!(transitive) To cause to become bigger. Rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring. Atterbury It is low ebb with his accuser when such peccadilloes are put to swell the charge. 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 2, The Affair at the Novelty Theatre[1]: For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks. 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013): After a harsh police crackdown last week fueled anger and swelled protests, President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was imprisoned under the dictatorship and has now become the target of pointed criticism herself, tried to appease dissenters by embracing their cause on Tuesday.Atterbury It is low ebb with his accuser when such peccadilloes are put to swell the charge.1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 2, The Affair at the Novelty Theatre[1]: For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013): After a harsh police crackdown last week fueled anger and swelled protests, President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was imprisoned under the dictatorship and has now become the target of pointed criticism herself, tried to appease dissenters by embracing their cause on Tuesday.(intransitive) To grow gradually in force or loudness. The organ music swelled.(transitive) To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate. to be swelled with pride or haughtiness(intransitive) To be raised to arrogance. Shakespeare Here he comes, swelling like a turkey cock. Sir Walter Scott You swell at the tartan, as the bull is said to do at scarlet.Shakespeare Here he comes, swelling like a turkey cock.Sir Walter Scott You swell at the tartan, as the bull is said to do at scarlet.To be elated; to rise arrogantly. Dryden Your equal mind yet swells not into state.Dryden Your equal mind yet swells not into state.To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant. swelling words; a swelling styleTo protuberate; to bulge out. A cask swells in the middle.Synonyms:
groovy, fashionable, posh, ritzy, fly, dandy, exclusive, fine, keen, grand, super, plush, smart, cool, awesome, deluxe, desirable, excellent, marvelous, neat, nifty, stylish, terrific, surf, crescendo, surge, wave, undulation, rise, uprise, seat, growth, billow, ripple, bloat, bulge, balloon, rise, enlarge, add to, surge, increase, mount, accumulate, fatten, grow, expand, blister, distend, extend, aggravate, enhance, augment, dilate, pout, pouch, uprise, intensity, belly, billow, protrude, puff, plump, heighten, amplify, fill out, tumefy, be inflated, become bloated, become distended, become swollen, grow larger, puff up, round out, well up,
Antonyms:
stupid, horrible, bad, inferior, second-rate, poor, dull, shabby, decrease, decline, decrease, lessen, slump, abridge, condense, curtail, shorten, compress, shrink, lower, decline, drop, fall, diminish, reduce, lose, contract, concentrate,
