If part of your body puffs up as a result of an injury or illness, it becomes swollen.
Her body bloated and puffed up till pain seemed to burst out through her skin.
= swell
PHRASAL VERB : V P
see also puffed up
If part of your body puffs up as a result of an injury or illness, it becomes swollen.
Her body bloated and puffed up till pain seemed to burst out through her skin.
= swell
PHRASAL VERB : V P
see also puffed up
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006