Usually means: Increase in size or volume.
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▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To become swollen

Similar:
swell, distend, upswell, inflate, volume, plump, puff up, burgeon, bilge, billow, more...

Opposite:
deflate, shrink, contract, compress

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Similar:
swell, distend, upswell, inflate, volume, plump, puff up, burgeon, bilge, billow, more...

Opposite:
deflate, shrink, contract, compress



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