definition of
swell

[1] #1 swell v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo". wn

[2] #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] #3 swell v. [swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce] expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling". wn

[4] #4 swell n. [crestless wave] the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea. wn

[5] #5 swell n. a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor). wn