Keywords: expansion, enlargement, swelling, enlarge, expand, swell, swell up

Sign Definition

As a Noun

1. The increase in size of something such that it becomes larger. English = expansion, enlargement.
2. The increase in size of something such that it becomes larger and rounder by being filled with liquid or air. English = swelling.
3. The increase in size of a body part such that it becomes larger and rounder than normal, usually as a result of an injury or an illness. English = swelling.

As a Verb or Adjective

1. To become larger. English = enlarge, expand.
2. To become larger and rounder by being filled with liquid or air. English = swell.
3. Of a body part, to become larger and rounder than normal, usually as a result of an injury or an illness. English = swell, swell up.