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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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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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| Swell |
To rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as, in tempest, the ocean swells into waves. |
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To be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride. |
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| Swell |
To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell. |
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