billow (n.)

  1. a large sea wave

    [ Syn: surge ]

    billow (v.)

  1. rise up as if in waves; smoke billowed up into the sky

    [ Syn: wallow ]

  2. move with great difficulty; The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed'

  3. rise and move, as in waves or billows; The army surged forward

    [ Syn: surge , heave ]

  4. become inflated; The sails ballooned

    [ Syn: balloon , inflate ]

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