#1 swell v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo". wn
#2 swell v. [puff up] become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son". wn
#3 swell v. [swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce] expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling". wn
#4 swell n. [crestless wave] the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea. wn
#5 swell n. a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor). wn
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