swell vs blow up

blow up vs swell

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

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

swell and blow up both are verbs.

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

As verbs, blow up is a hyponym of swell; that is, blow up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than swell:

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

Other hyponyms of swell include distend, belly, belly out, puff, puff out, puff up, bloat, blister, vesicate.

swell (noun)	blow up (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

swell (adjective)	blow up (adjective)
excellent

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

Difference between swell and blow up

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