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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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 swollen
The adj swollen has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) bloated, distended, puffed, puffy, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgid -- (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")
2. (6) distended, swollen -- (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")
3. conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain -- (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")
4. flooding, in flood, overflowing, swollen -- (overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks")
Antonyms of adj swollen
4 senses of swollen
Sense 1
bloated, distended, puffed, puffy, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgid
INDIRECT (VIA unhealthy) -> healthy
Sense 2
distended, swollen
INDIRECT (VIA expanded) -> contracted
Sense 3
conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain
INDIRECT (VIA proud) -> humble
Sense 4
flooding, in flood(prenominal), overflowing, swollen
INDIRECT (VIA high) -> low
Similarity of adj swollen
4 senses of swollen
Sense 1
bloated, distended, puffed, puffy, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgid
=> unhealthy (vs. healthy)
Sense 2
distended, swollen
=> expanded (vs. contracted)
Sense 3
conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain
=> proud (vs. humble)
Sense 4
flooding, in flood(prenominal), overflowing, swollen
=> high (vs. low)
Attributes of adj swollen
Familiarity of adj swollen
swollen used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Grep of adj swollen
swollen
swollen-headed
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 swollen
The adj swollen has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) bloated, distended, puffed, puffy, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgid -- (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")
2. (6) distended, swollen -- (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")
3. conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain -- (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")
4. flooding, in flood, overflowing, swollen -- (overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks")
swollen definition
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