Found 3 items, similar to swollen.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: swollen abuh, bengkak, buntal, gelembung, gembung
English → English (WordNet) Definition: swollen swollen adj 1: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; “hungry children with bloated stomachs”; “he had a grossly distended stomach”; “eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids”; “swollen hands”; “tumescent tissue”; “puffy tumid flesh” [syn: bloated, distended, puffed, puffy, tumescent, tumid, turgid] 2: abnormally expanded or increased in size; (`swollen' is sometimes used in combination); “distended wineskins”; “the need to clean out swollen inventories”; “the raisins were plump and soft and swollen from being soaked”; “huge blood-swollen mosquitoes” [syn: distended] 3: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; “a conceited fool”; “an attitude of self-conceited arrogance”; “an egotistical disregard of others”; “so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty”; “growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary”; “vain about her clothes” [syn: conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen-headed, vain] 4: overfull with water; “swollen rivers and creeks” [syn: flooding, in flood(p), overflowing] swell v 1: increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; “The music swelled to a crescendo” 2: become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; “The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son” [syn: puff up] 3: expand abnormally; “The bellies of the starving children are swelling” [syn: swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce] 4: as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things; “Strong emotions welled up”; “Smoke swelled from it” [syn: well up] 5: come up; “Tears well in her eyes” [syn: well] 6: cause to become swollen; “The water swells the wood” [also: swollen] swell adj : very good; “he did a bully job”; “a neat sports car”; “had a great time at the party”; “you look simply smashing” [syn: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p) , peachy, slap-up, smashing] [also: swollen] swell n 1: the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea [syn: crestless wave] 2: a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor) 3: a crescendo followed by a decrescendo 4: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, fashion plate, clotheshorse] [also: swollen] swollen See swell
English → English (gcide) Definition: Swollen Swell \Swell\, v. i. [imp. Swelled; p. p. Swelled or Swollen; p. pr. & vb. n. Swelling.] [AS. swellan; akin to D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella, Sw. sv["a]lla.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] 3. To rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as, in tempest, the ocean swells into waves. [1913 Webster] 4. To be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride. [1913 Webster] You swell at the tartan, as the bull is said to do at scarlet. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 5. To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell. [1913 Webster] 6. To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style. [1913 Webster] 7. To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle. [1913 Webster] 8. To be elated; to rise arrogantly. [1913 Webster] Your equal mind yet swells not into state. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 9. To grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand. “Monarchs to behold the swelling scene!” --Shak. [1913 Webster] 10. To become larger in amount; as, many little debts added, swell to a great amount. [1913 Webster] 11. To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big. [1913 Webster] Here he comes, swelling like a turkey cock. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Swollen \Swoll"en\, p. p. of Swell. [1913 Webster] Swollen \Swoll"en\, a. Enlarged by swelling; immoderately increased; as, swollen eyes; swollen streams. [1913 Webster]