'Swelled' definitions:
Definition of 'swelled'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn: big, swelled, vainglorious]
Definition of 'Swelled'
From: GCIDE
- Swell \Swell\, v. i. [imp. Swelled; p. p. Swelled or Swollen; p. pr. & vb. n. Swelling.] [AS. swellan; akin to D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella, Sw. sv[aum]lla.]
- 1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To increase in size or extent by any addition; to increase in volume or force; as, a river swells, and overflows its banks; sounds swell or diminish. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as, in tempest, the ocean swells into waves. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride. [1913 Webster]
- You swell at the tartan, as the bull is said to do at scarlet. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style. [1913 Webster]
- 7. To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle. [1913 Webster]
- 8. To be elated; to rise arrogantly. [1913 Webster]
- Your equal mind yet swells not into state. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 9. To grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand. "Monarchs to behold the swelling scene!" --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 10. To become larger in amount; as, many little debts added, swell to a great amount. [1913 Webster]
- 11. To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big. [1913 Webster]
- Here he comes, swelling like a turkey cock. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Swelled'
From: GCIDE
- Swell \Swell\, v. i. [imp. Swelled; p. p. Swelled or Swollen; p. pr. & vb. n. Swelling.] [AS. swellan; akin to D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella, Sw. sv[aum]lla.]
- 1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To increase in size or extent by any addition; to increase in volume or force; as, a river swells, and overflows its banks; sounds swell or diminish. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as, in tempest, the ocean swells into waves. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride. [1913 Webster]
- You swell at the tartan, as the bull is said to do at scarlet. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style. [1913 Webster]
- 7. To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle. [1913 Webster]
- 8. To be elated; to rise arrogantly. [1913 Webster]
- Your equal mind yet swells not into state. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 9. To grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand. "Monarchs to behold the swelling scene!" --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 10. To become larger in amount; as, many little debts added, swell to a great amount. [1913 Webster]
- 11. To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big. [1913 Webster]
- Here he comes, swelling like a turkey cock. --Shak. [1913 Webster]