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[swɛl] 1. n( of sea) fala f2. adj (US)( inf) kapitalny3. vi; pt swelled, pp swollen or swelled( increase) wzrastać (wzrosnąć perf); ( get stronger) narastać (narosnąć perf), wzmagać się (wzmóc się perf); (also: swell up) puchnąć (spuchnąć perf or opuchnąć perf)* * *[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) puchnąć, podnieść (poziom, liczbę)2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) fala3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) świetny, klawy- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up
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swell — swell1 [swel] v past tense swelled past participle swollen [ˈswəulən US ˈswou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(amount/number)¦ 3 swell with pride/anger etc 4¦(shape)¦ 5¦(sound)¦ 6¦(sea)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: swellan] … Dictionary of contemporary English
swell — 1 verb past tense swelledpast participle swollen 1 PART OF YOUR BODY (I) also swell up to gradually increase in size: Her ankle was already starting to swell. 2 PEOPLE (T) to gradually increase in amount or number: We asked them to come to the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Swell Maps — Infobox musical artist Name = Swell Maps Img capt = Swell Maps Img size = 250 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Birmingham, England Genre = Avant garde, punk rock, post punk Years active = 1972 ndash;1980 Label = Rather… … Wikipedia
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swell — [OE] Swell comes from prehistoric Germanic *swellan, a verb of unknown origin which also produced German schwellen, Dutch zwellen, and Swedish svälla. Its use as an adjective, meaning ‘fine’, emerged at the beginning of the 19th century. The… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
swell — [OE] Swell comes from prehistoric Germanic *swellan, a verb of unknown origin which also produced German schwellen, Dutch zwellen, and Swedish svälla. Its use as an adjective, meaning ‘fine’, emerged at the beginning of the 19th century. The… … Word origins
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Bat out of Hell — Infobox Album | Name = Bat out of Hell Type = Album Artist = Meat Loaf Released = start date|1977|10|21 Recorded = 1975 1976, Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, NY Genre = Wagnerian rock Length = 46:33 Label = Cleveland International Producer = Todd… … Wikipedia
The Swell Season — Infobox Album | Name = The Swell Season Type = Album Artist = Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová Released = 21 April 2006 Recorded = Sono, Prague Genre = Rock Length = Label = Overcoat Recordings Producer = Reviews = *Hot Press (8/10)… … Wikipedia
To blow out — Blow Blow, v. t. 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore. [1913 Webster] Off at sea northeast winds… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stick out — *bulge, jut, protuberate, protrude, project, overhang, beetle Analogous words: *extend, prolong, elongate, lengthen: *expand, swell, distend: obtrude (see INTRUDE) stiff adj Stiff, rigid, inflexible, tense, stark, wooden can mean so firm, hard,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
