Roleset swell.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "(cause to) grow larger":

Roles:

Arg0:causal agent


Arg1:thing swelling


Arg2:EXT


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


transitive (-)
The drugstore chain reacted cautiously, saying the plan would further swell its huge debt, which forced the company into Chapter 11 protection last year.
Arg0:	the plan
ArgM-MOD:	would
ArgM-ADV:	further
REL:	swell
Arg1:	its huge debt, which forced the company into Chapter 11 protection last year

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


ergative, with end point (-)
New York Stock Exchange volume swelled to 198,120,000 shares.
Arg1:	New York Stock Exchange volume
REL:	swelled
Arg4-to:	198,120,000 shares

Refer to other verbs of incremental motion (rise, drop, etc) for usage of args 2 and 3.