billow

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a large sea wave
• Syn:
surge
• Derivationally related forms:
surge (for: surge), billowy
• Hypernyms:
wave, moving ridge

II - verb

1. rise up as if in waves (Freq. 1)
- smoke billowed up into the sky
• Syn:
wallow
• Hypernyms:
soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom
• Hyponyms:
cloud
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
2. move with great difficulty
- The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. rise and move, as in waves or billows
- The army surged forward
• Syn:
surge, heave
• Derivationally related forms:
heave (for: heave), heaving (for: heave), surge (for: surge)
• Hypernyms:
inflate, blow up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. become inflated
- The sails ballooned
• Syn:
balloon, inflate
• Derivationally related forms:
inflation (for: inflate)
• Hypernyms:
expand
• Hyponyms:
reflate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  surge, balloon, inflate, heave, wallow