"swell up" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-swell up.ogg [Australia] Forms: swells up [present, singular, third-person], swelling up [participle, present], swelled up [past], swoll up [archaic, past], swelled up [participle, past], swollen up [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=swoll up|past2_qual=archaic|past_ptc2=swollen up}} swell up (third-person singular simple present swells up, present participle swelling up, simple past swelled up or (archaic) swoll up, past participle swelled up or swollen up)
  1. (idiomatic) To become swollen Tags: idiomatic Translations (to become bigger or swollen): ᎪᏘᏍᎦ (gotisga) (Cherokee), πρήζομαι (prízomai) (Greek), 붓다 (butda) (Korean), turgescō (Latin), whakarawhaki (Maori), опуха́ть (opuxátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), опу́хнуть (opúxnutʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-swell_up-en-verb-JOjre~iE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

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          "word": "ᎪᏘᏍᎦ"
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