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swell up vs blow up

blow up vs swell up

swell up and blow up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
swell up No No Yes No
blow up No No Yes No
As verbs, blow up is a hyponym of swell up; that is, blow up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than swell up:
  • swell up: expand abnormally
  • blow up: to swell or cause to enlarge
Other hyponyms of swell up include distend, belly, belly out, puff, puff out, puff up, bloat, blister, vesicate.
swell up (verb) blow up (verb)
expand abnormally make large
exaggerate or make bigger
to swell or cause to enlarge
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
fill with gas or air
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
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get very angry and fly into a rage
Difference between swell up and blow up

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