Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb swell
2 of 6 senses of swell
Sense 3
swell, swell up intumesce, tumefy
=> distend
=> belly, belly out
=> puff, puff up blow up puff out
=> bloat
=> blister
Sense 6
swell
=> bulge, bulk
=> tumefy
=> bloat
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb swell
2 of 6 senses of swell
Sense 3
swell, swell up intumesce, tumefy
=> distend
=> belly, belly out
=> puff, puff up blow up puff out
=> bloat
=> blister
Sense 6
swell
=> bulge, bulk
=> tumefy
=> bloat
Entailment of verb swell
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb swell
6 senses of swell
Sense 1
swell
=> increase
Sense 2
swell, puff up
=> act behave, do
Sense 3
swell, swell up intumesce, tumefy
=> expand
Sense 4
well up swell
=> originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up grow
Sense 5
well swell
=> surface, come up rise up rise
Sense 6
swell
=> grow
Familiarity of verb swell
swell used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb swell
Sense 1
swell
=> increase
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Sense 2
swell, puff up
=> act behave, do
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Sense 3
swell, swell up intumesce, tumefy
=> expand
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Sense 4
well up swell
=> originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up grow
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Sense 5
well swell
=> surface, come up rise up rise
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Sense 6
swell
=> grow
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Grep of noun swell
boswell
ground swell
heavy swell
james boswell
roswell
swell
swelled head
swellhead
swelling
Overview of noun swell
The noun swell has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (3) swell, crestless wave -- (the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea)
2. (2) swell -- (a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor))
3. (1) swell -- (a crescendo followed by a decrescendo)
4. dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse -- (a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance)
Overview of verb swell
The verb swell has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (5) swell -- (increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo")
2. (4) swell, puff up -- (become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son")
3. (4) swell, swell up intumesce, tumefy -- (expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling")
4. (1) well up swell -- (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it")
5. (1) well swell -- (come up as of liquids: "Tears well in her eyes")
6. swell -- (cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood")
Overview of adj swell
The adj swell has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- ((informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing")
Antonyms of adj swell
1 sense of swell
Sense 1
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(prenominal), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
INDIRECT (VIA good) -> bad
Similarity of adj swell
1 sense of swell
Sense 1
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(prenominal), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
=> good (vs. bad)
Attributes of adj swell
Familiarity of adj swell
swell used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj swell
swell
swelled
swelling
Overview of noun swell
The noun swell has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (3) swell, crestless wave -- (the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea)
2. (2) swell -- (a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor))
3. (1) swell -- (a crescendo followed by a decrescendo)
4. dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse -- (a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance)
Overview of verb swell
The verb swell has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (5) swell -- (increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo")
2. (4) swell, puff up -- (become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son")
3. (4) swell, swell up intumesce, tumefy -- (expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling")
4. (1) well up swell -- (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it")
5. (1) well swell -- (come up as of liquids: "Tears well in her eyes")
6. swell -- (cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood")
Overview of adj swell
The adj swell has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- ((informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing")
swell definition
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