I.
noun
1 movement of the surface of the sea
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy
▪ gentle , slight
▪ 10-foot , 20-foot , etc.
▪ Atlantic , ocean
▪
The ship was bobbing up and down like a small boat in a heavy ocean ~.
SWELL + VERB
▪ break , come in , roll in , surge up
▪
The Atlantic ~ surged up under them.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
The trawler rolled wildly in the heavy ~.
▪ on the ~
▪ with the ~
▪
The boat rose and fell with the ~.
2 curve in sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ gentle , soft
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
the gentle ~ of her breasts
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ badly
▪
His sprained ankle had swollen badly.
▪ slightly
▪ up
▪
Her feet ~ed up after the long walk to the top of the hill.
PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪
My fingers and thumbs ~ed to grotesque proportions.
▪ with
▪
Her legs had swollen with the heat.
PHRASES
▪ ~ shut
▪
His right eye had almost swollen shut.
Swell is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ belly , ↑ chest , ↑ crowd
Swell is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ rank