Swell



noun
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(apart that swells, a piece of rising ground, a swelling or being swollen an increase in size, a person of wealth and fashion first rate excellent) swell of the tide ដំណើរខ្ជោលឡើង
Example: A balloon swells when the air is blown into it, The river swells when the snow melts, Wind swells the sail, His arm is swelling (up), A swollen arm, Swell out, The river swelled. swell of a sprain ដំណើរហើម, swell of the music ដំណើរឮខ្លាំងឡើង
adjective
1.
ទំនើបលេខមួយ
verbpast tense: Swelled ; past participle: Swollen ; present participle: Swelling ; 3rd person singular present Swells
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (to make or become larger because of pressure from within, to curve outward, to bulge, to extend above the normal level, to form large waves, to be filled, to increase) បំប៉ោង, អោយប៉ោង, បំផ្លើស infections swell ហើម, sails swell ឡើងប៉ោង, rivers swell ឡើង, sounds swell ឮខ្លាំងឡើងៗ
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ឡើងប៉ោង, ឡើងឈាម (អំនួត)
3.
(TRANSITIVE) (to cause to swell) swell an arm ធ្វើអោយហើម, swell the sails ធ្វើអោយប៉ោង, swell a river ធ្វើអោយទឹកឡើង
Example: Wood often swells when wet.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
Increase of force, intensity, or volume of sound.
2.
The act of swelling.
3.
Gradual increase.
4.
Increase or augmentation in bulk; protuberance.
5.
Increase in height; elevation; rise.
6.
Increase of power in style, or of rhetorical force.
7.
A gradual ascent, or rounded elevation, of land; as, an extensive plain abounding with little swells.
8.
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.
9.
A gradual increase and decrease of the volume of sound; the crescendo and diminuendo combined; -- generally indicated by the sign.
10.
A showy, dashing person; a dandy.
adjective
1.
Having the characteristics of a person of rank and importance; showy; dandified; distinguished; as, a swell person; a swell neighborhood.
verbpast tense: Swelled ; past participle: Swollen ; present participle: Swelling ; 3rd person singular present Swells
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(INTRANSITIVE) 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.
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(INTRANSITIVE) 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.
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(INTRANSITIVE) To rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as, in tempest, the ocean swells into waves.
4.
(INTRANSITIVE) To be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride.
5.
(INTRANSITIVE) To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell.
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(INTRANSITIVE) To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style.
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(INTRANSITIVE) To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle.
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(INTRANSITIVE) To be elated; to rise arrogantly.
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(INTRANSITIVE) To grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand.
10.
(INTRANSITIVE) To become larger in amount; as, many little debts added, swell to a great amount.
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(INTRANSITIVE) To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big.
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(TRANSITIVE) 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.
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(TRANSITIVE) To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate; as, to be swelled with pride or haughtiness.
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(TRANSITIVE) To augment gradually in force or loudness, as the sound of a note.
1.
balloon, bloat, bulge, dilate, enlarge, expand, grow, increase, inflate
2.
delightful, engaging, gentle, honeyed, luscious, mellifluous, pleasing, saccharine sugary, winning
1.
acrid, bitter, offensive, repulsive, solar
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To aggravate, to heighten