Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - swell
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v., n., & adj. --v. (past part. swollen or swelled) 1 intr. & tr. grow or cause to grow bigger or louder or more intense; expand; increase in force or intensity. 2 intr. (often foll. by up) & tr. rise or raise up from the surrounding surface. 3 intr. (foll. by out) bulge. 4 intr. (of the heart as the seat of emotion) feel full of joy, pride, relief, etc. 5 intr. (foll. by with) be hardly able to restrain (pride etc.). --n. 1 an act or the state of swelling. 2 the heaving of the sea with waves that do not break, e.g. after a storm. 3 a a crescendo. b a mechanism in an organ etc. for obtaining a crescendo or diminuendo. 4 colloq. a person of distinction or of dashing or fashionable appearance. 5 a protuberant part. --adj. 1 esp. US colloq. fine, splendid, excellent. 2 colloq. smart, fashionable. Phrases and idioms swell-box Mus. a box in which organ-pipes are enclosed, with a shutter for controlling the sound-level. swelled (or swollen) head colloq. conceit. swell-organ Mus. a section of an organ with pipes in a swell-box. Derivatives swellish adj. Etymology: OE swellan f. Gmc
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I. verb (~ed; ~ed or swollen; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~an; akin to Old High German ~an to ~ Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit , to become distended or puffed up , to form a bulge or rounded elevation, 2. to become filled with pride and arrogance, to behave or speak in a pompous, blustering, or self-important manner, to play the ~, to become distended with emotion, transitive verb to affect with a powerful or expansive emotion, to increase the size, number, or intensity of , see: expand II. noun Date: 1606 a long often massive and crestless wave or succession of waves often continuing beyond or after its cause (as a gale), 2. the condition of being protuberant, a rounded elevation, 3. the act or process of ~ing, b. a gradual increase and decrease of the loudness of a musical sound, a device used in an organ for governing loudness, 4. an impressive, pompous, or fashionable air or display, a person dressed in the height of fashion, a person of high social position or outstanding competence, III. adjective Date: 1785 1. stylish, socially prominent, excellent ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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