swole

== English == === Alternative forms === swoll === Etymology === From earlier swoll, from Middle English swal, swall, swalle (simple past tense), and suoll, suolle, swalle, swol, swole, swolle, iswolle, yswolle (past participle), inflected forms of swellen (“to swell”), from Old English sweall (simple past tense), from Proto-Germanic *swall, first and third person singular preterite of Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”); further origin uncertain. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /swəʊl/ (General American) IPA(key): /swoʊl/ Rhymes: -əʊl === Adjective === swole (comparative swoler, superlative swolest) (chiefly African-American Vernacular, dialectal) Swollen, enlarged. (slang) Of a person: having large, well-developed muscles; muscular. Synonyms: brawny, buff; see also Thesaurus:strapping (slang) Of a person: erect; having an erection of the penis; sexually aroused, hard. Synonyms: erect, bricked up (figuratively) Full (of something); bursting with. Extremely proud or arrogant. (usually followed by up) Upset; experiencing strong negative emotion. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === swole (African-American Vernacular, Southern US, also in other English varieties in the simple past tense until early 20th c.) simple past and past participle of swell: swelled; swollen. === References === === Further reading === “swole adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. “swole, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === Sowle, lowes, sowle == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswoː.le/ === Noun === swōle dative singular of swōl