'Billow' definitions:

Definition of 'billow'

(from WordNet)
noun
A large sea wave [syn: billow, surge]
verb
Rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky" [syn: billow, wallow]
verb
Move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"
verb
Rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" [syn: billow, surge, heave]
verb
Become inflated; "The sails ballooned" [syn: balloon, inflate, billow]

Definition of 'Billow'

From: GCIDE
  • Billow \Bil"low\, n. [Cf. Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. b["o]lge, Sw. b["o]lja; akin to MHG. bulge billow, bag, and to E. bulge. See Bulge.]
  • 1. A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind. [1913 Webster]
  • Whom the winds waft where'er the billows roll. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A great wave or flood of anything. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Billow'

From: GCIDE
  • Billow \Bil"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Billowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Billowing.] To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate. "The billowing snow." --Prior. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'billow'

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