SWELL


Meaning of SWELL in English

I. verb

1.

Synonyms: expand 3, amplify, dilate, distend, inflate

Related Word: balloon, belly, bloat, blow up, bosom; pouch, pout; overblow

Contrasted words: compress, condense, constrict, contract

Antonyms: shrink

2.

Synonyms: lord , cock, peacock, pontificate, swagger, swank

Related Word: puff

Idioms: act the grand seigneur, swell it

II. noun

Synonyms: expert , ||dab, ||dabster, master, master-hand, passed master, past master, pro, whiz, wiz

III. adjective

Synonyms: marvelous 2, ||cool, ||dandy, groovy, ||keen, ||neat, nifty, super, terrific, wonderful

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