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. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012