What is the meaning of swell?

noun

• The undulating movement of the surface of the open sea.
  • synonyms: crestless wave
• A rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor. )
• A crescendo followed by a decrescendo.
• A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.
  • synonyms: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, fashion plate, clotheshorse

verb

• Increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity.
  • usage: "The music swelled to a crescendo"
• Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger.
  • usage: "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
  • synonyms: puff up
• Expand abnormally.
  • usage: "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
  • synonyms: swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce
• Come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things. )
  • usage: "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it"
  • synonyms: well up
• Come up, as of a liquid.
  • usage: "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up"
  • synonyms: well
• Cause to become swollen.
  • usage: "The water swells the wood"

adjective

• Very good.
  • usage: "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
  • synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing