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
Zhaklina-Macedonian, Bulgarian
Francine[fra:n'si:n]
Petronel-English (Archaic)
Hikmat-Arabic
Read[ri:d]
Sargent['sa:dʒənt]