Definition of swell

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Swell (v. i.) To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big..

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Huff :: Huff (v. i.) To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs..
Distend :: Distend (v. i.) To become expanded or inflated; to swell.
Anticor :: Anticor (n.) A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart..
Cynanche :: Cynanche (n.) Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing..
Bombast :: Bombast (v. t.) To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.
Tumored :: Tumored (a.) Distended; swelled.
Strout :: Strout (v. i.) To swell; to puff out; to project.
Infarce :: Infarce (v. t.) To stuff; to swell.
Booming :: Booming (a.) Rushing with violence; swelling with a hollow sound; making a hollow sound or note; roaring; resounding.
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) 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..
Swell :: Swell (n.) A showy, dashing person; a dandy..
Strumatic :: Struma (n.) A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially, that at the base of the capsule in many mosses..
Swell :: Swell (n.) Increase in height; elevation; rise.
Plump :: Plump (a.) To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped..
Inflate :: Inflate (v. t.) To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs..
Ampullaceous :: Ampullaceous (a.) Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling.
Strany :: Strangury (n.) A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it..
Swelling :: Swelling (n.) A protuberance; a prominenc.
Boiling :: Boiling (a.) Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion..
Rise :: Rise (n.) Increase of sound; a swelling of the voice.
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