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belly vs swell up

swell up vs belly

belly is a noun but swell up is not a noun.

belly and swell up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
belly Yes No Yes No
swell up No No Yes No
As verbs, swell up is a hypernym of belly; that is, swell up is a word with a broader meaning than belly:
  • belly: swell out or bulge out
  • swell up: expand abnormally
Other hypernyms of belly include intumesce, swell, tumefy, tumesce.
belly (noun) swell up (noun)
the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
a protruding abdomen
the hollow inside of something
a part that bulges deeply
belly (verb) swell up (verb)
swell out or bulge out expand abnormally
Difference between belly and swell up

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