swell up



swell up

to enlarge; to inflate; to bulge out. I struck my thumb with a hammer and it swelled up something awful.
See also: swell, up

swell up

v.
1. To become swollen: I put ice on my injured ankle so that it wouldn't swell up.
2. To become filled, as with pride, arrogance, or anger: The new parents swelled up with pride.
3. To rise or surge from an inner source: After I was fired unjustly, rage swelled up within me.
See also: swell, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Purnamapoor-NAH-mahIndonesian
Magdalenamahg-dah-LE-nah (Polish), mahk-dah-LE-nah (German), MAHG-dah-le-nah (Finnish), mag-da-LAY-na (English)Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Mace
Carolyn['kærəlin]
ZilpahZIL-pə (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Purushottam-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
RodolfRO-dawlf (German)German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)