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to become larger in size
swell, crestless wave(noun)the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
swell(noun)a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
swell(noun)a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse(adj)a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing(verb)very good
"he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
swell(verb)increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
"The music swelled to a crescendo"
swell, puff up(verb)become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
"The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce(verb)expand abnormally
"The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
well up, swell(verb)come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
"Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it"
well, swell(verb)come up, as of a liquid
"Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up"
swell(verb)cause to become swollen
"The water swells the wood"
of the very best kindwhat a swell time we had at the country club dance
being in the latest or current fashionin its heyday as a summer resort, the town was known for its swanky hotels and swell restaurants
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or numberthe club membership has really swelled in recent months
to make greater in size, amount, or numbermore layoffs will swell the ranks of the unemployed to unprecedented levels
to extend outward beyond a usual pointat that point the Congo River swells and forms Malebo Pool
a part that sticks out from the general mass of somethingthe graceful swell of the bottle was meant to be evocative of the female figure
a moving ridge on the surface of waterhuge swells overwhelmed the tiny craft
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