[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

swell \swell\, v. i. imp. swelled; p. p. swelled or
   swollen; p. pr.  vb. n. swelling. as. swellan; akin to
   d. zwellen, os.  ohg. swellan, g. schwellen, icel. svella,
   sw. svaumlla.
   1. to grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface
      or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of
      the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a
      bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation.
      1913 webster

   2. to increase in size or extent by any addition; to increase
      in volume or force; as, a river swells, and overflows its
      banks; sounds swell or diminish.
      1913 webster

   3. to rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as,
      in tempest, the ocean swells into waves.
      1913 webster

   4. to be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride.
      1913 webster

            you swell at the tartan, as the bull is said to do
            at scarlet.                           --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

   5. to be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell.
      1913 webster

   6. to be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling
      words; a swelling style.
      1913 webster

   7. to protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the
      middle.
      1913 webster

   8. to be elated; to rise arrogantly.
      1913 webster

            your equal mind yet swells not into state. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   9. to grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand.
      "monarchs to behold the swelling scene" --shak.
      1913 webster

   10. to become larger in amount; as, many little debts added,
       swell to a great amount.
       1913 webster

   11. to act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to
       strut; to look big.
       1913 webster

             here he comes, swelling like a turkey cock. --shak.
       1913 webster
see also:
swelled swollen swelling 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

swelled
     adj : feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a
           swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" syn: big,
            vainglorious
see also:
big vainglorious 

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