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
CraigKRAYGScottish, English
Smiljana-Croatian, Serbian
Mirche-Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
SlavomÍR-Czech, Slovak
Wulf-German
Nerina-Italian