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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Whom the winds waft where'er the billows roll. --Cowper. 2. A great wave or flood of anything --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: billow n : a large sea wave [syn: {surge}] v 1: billow forth; as of smoke or waves [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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