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English noun: billow | |||
| 1. | billow (event) a large sea wave | ||
| Synonyms | surge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | moving ridge, wave | ||
English verb: billow | |||
| 1. | billow (motion) rise up as if in waves | ||
| Samples | Smoke billowed up into the sky. | ||
| Synonyms | wallow | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cloud | ||
| 2. | billow (motion) move with great difficulty | ||
| Samples | The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 3. | billow (motion) rise and move, as in waves or billows | ||
| Samples | The army surged forward. | ||
| Synonyms | heave, surge | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow up, inflate | ||
| 4. | billow (change) become inflated | ||
| Samples | The sails ballooned. | ||
| Synonyms | balloon, inflate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expand | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reflate | ||
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