blow up vs swell

swell vs blow up

blow up is not a noun while swell is a noun.

blow up is not an adjective while swell is an adjective.

blow up and swell both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blow up	No	No	Yes	No
swell	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, swell is a hypernym of blow up; that is, swell is a word with a broader meaning than blow up:

blow up: to swell or cause to enlarge
swell: expand abnormally

Other hypernyms of blow up include intumesce, swell up, tumefy, tumesce.

blow up (noun)	swell (noun)
	a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
	the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
	a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
	a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

blow up (adjective)	swell (adjective)
	excellent

blow up (verb)	swell (verb)
make large	expand abnormally
exaggerate or make bigger	cause to become swollen
to swell or cause to enlarge	increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
cause to burst with a violent release of energy	come up, as of a liquid
fill with gas or air	become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction	come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
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get very angry and fly into a rage

Difference between blow up and swell

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