v i To swell or puff;--as black earth, lime &c. on being wetted: to swell or fill out; to look full, big, tight, distended--plants with sap, seeds, preparations of flour with ghee, boils, bumps, tumors. 2 fig. To look in high glee; to expand with delight: also to thrive, to swell with prosperity. 3 To be excited and eager.
v i To swell or puff;--as black earth, lime &c. on being wetted: to swell or fill out; to look full, big, tight, distended--plants with sap, seeds, preparations of flour with ghee, boils, bumps, tumors. 2 fig. To look in high glee; to expand with delight: also to thrive, to swell with prosperity. 3 To be excited and eager.