swell out



swell out

to bulge outward; to expand outward. The sides of the box swelled out because it was too full. The west wall of the garage swelled out just before the building collapsed.
See also: out, swell

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SimonSIE-mən (English), see-MAWN (French), ZEE-mawn (German), SEE-mawn (Dutch)English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian
CÂNdido-Portuguese
Stavroula-Greek
SiothrÚN-Irish
Ime (1)-Western African, Ibibio
Seo-Junsu-joonKorean