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swell

verbbriathar
1. medicineleigheas of body part, distend
2. river, sea
3. of sail, bosom
4. of number, amount
5. increase number, amount
6. become louder
7. fill with feeling
8. of wave, sea
nounAinmfhocal
9. increase in amount, number
10. increase in loudness
11. surge of feeling
12. curved shape
13. movement of waves
14. fashionable person
15. musicceol part of organ
adjectiveaidiacht
16. excellent
PhrasesNathanna
Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha
 verbbriathar 1 (also nó swell up) medicineleigheas of body part, distend intransitiveneamhaistreachat verb  cmuborr verb  cmu his ankle was swelling bhí a rúitín ag at 2 river, sea transitiveaistreachborradh a chur ioibriú a chur i the high winds swelled the sea chuir an ghaoth ard borradh san fharraige the rain swelled the river bhí tuile san abhainn ag an bhfearthainn, bhí fuarlach san abhainn ag an mbáisteach 3 (also nó swell out) of sail, bosom intransitiveneamhaistreachbolg verb  cmulíon verb  cmu the sails swelled bhí na seolta líonta transitiveaistreachbolg verb  cmulíon verb  cmu the wind swelled the sails líon an ghaoth na seolta 4 of number, amount intransitiveneamhaistreachméadaigh verb  cmuardaigh verb  cmuborr verb  cmu the population swelled considerably mhéadaigh an daonra go mór, tháinig ardú mór ar an daonra their income swelled by ten per cent tháinig méadú deich faoin gcéad ar a n-ioncam 5 increase number, amount transitiveaistreachméadaigh verb  cmuardaigh verb  cmucuir le PhrV  cmu they want to swell the club's coffers is mian leo cur le teacht isteach an chlub the programme swelled visitor numbers from 45,000 to 75,000 mhéadaigh líon na gcuairteoirí ó 45,000 go 75,000 de thairbhe an chláir 6 especiallygo háirithe literaturelitríocht become louder intransitiveneamhaistreachardaigh verb  cmu her voice swelled d'ardaigh a glór 7 especiallygo háirithe literaturelitríocht fill with feeling intransitiveneamhaistreachlíon verb  cmu her heart swelled with joy líon a croí le háthas he felt himself swell with anger mhothaigh sé an fhearg ag borradh ann, bhraith sé an fhearg ag coipeadh ann 8 of wave, sea intransitiveneamhaistreachborr verb  cmuoibriú a bheith i if the sea swells má éiríonn an fharraige tógtha, má bhíonn oibriú san fharraige nounAinmfhocal 9 increase in amount, numberméadú masc  cmuborradh masc  cmu there's been a massive swell of support for their policies tá méadú an-mhór ar an tacaíocht atá ann dá gcuid polasaithe 10 increase in loudnessardú masc  cmuborradh masc  cmu we could hear a swell of beautiful music chualamar ceol álainn ag éirí 11 especiallygo háirithe literaturelitríocht surge of feelingtaom masc3  cmu a swell of pride taom mórtais a swell of indignation taghd cantail, fiuchadh feirge 12 especiallygo háirithe literaturelitríocht curved shapecruinne fem4  cmucuaire fem4  cmu the swell of her breast cuaire a brollaigh 13 movement of wavesmórtas farraige  cmuborradh farraige  cmusuaill fem2  cmu large swells suaill mhór farraige, claíocha móra san fharraige there's a heavy swell tá mórtas farraige ann, tá oibriú san fharraige 14 informalneamhfhoirmeálta fashionable personboc mór  cmuboicín masc4  cmu 15 musicceol part of organborrbhosca masc4  cmu adjectiveaidiacht 16 (USSAM), informalneamhfhoirmeálta excellentbreá adj  cmuiontach adj1  cmuar fheabhas  cmu he's a swell guy! fear breá atá ann!, bulaí fir atá ann! to look swell cuma bhreá a bheith ort PhrasesNathanna sb's head swells her head swelled chuaigh sé sa chloigeann aici, d'éirigh sí lán di féin he's got a swollen head tá sé róphostúil, tá iomarca talaimh faoi to make sb's head swell ceann séidte a thabhairt do dhuine Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ swell out→ swell up
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