billow

1. (verb) rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
Synonyms: heave, surge
Related Words: blow up, inflate

2. (verb) billow forth; as of smoke or waves
Synonyms: wallow
Related Words: cloud, soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom

3. (verb) move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"
Related Words: go, locomote, move, travel

4. (noun) a large sea wave
Synonyms: surge
Related Words: moving ridge, wave

5. (verb) become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
Synonyms: balloon, inflate
Related Words: expand, reflate



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