billow | | |
n. (event) | 1. billow, surge | a large sea wave. |
| ~ moving ridge, wave | one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water). |
v. (motion) | 2. billow, wallow | rise up as if in waves.; "smoke billowed up into the sky" |
| ~ soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom | rise rapidly.; "the dollar soared against the yen" |
| ~ cloud | billow up in the form of a cloud.; "The smoke clouded above the houses" |
v. (motion) | 3. billow | move with great difficulty.; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
v. (motion) | 4. billow, heave, surge | rise and move, as in waves or billows.; "The army surged forward" |
| ~ inflate, blow up | fill with gas or air.; "inflate a balloons" |
v. (change) | 5. balloon, billow, inflate | become inflated.; "The sails ballooned" |
| ~ reflate | become inflated again. |
| ~ expand | become larger in size or volume or quantity.; "his business expanded rapidly" |
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