Wells

Related to Wells: HG Wells

well out

To pour or gush forth (from or out of something). Sewage began welling out from the spot where the crew had struck the exposed pipe. The tears kept welling out of her eyes.
See also: out, well

well out of (something)

1. verb To gush up from or out of something. Sewage began welling out of the exposed pipe. The tears kept welling out of her eyes.
2. adjective Benefiting from no longer being involved with something. I hope you're enjoying your retirement because you are well out of this bloody rat race, my friend. I've been trying to tell her that she's well out of that toxic relationship, but she's still pretty upset about it.
See also: of, out, well

well over

1. Of a container or vessel, to fill up (with liquid or an emotion) past the point of overflowing. The drainage ditches across the city have begun welling over as the heavy rains continue. Her eyes welled over and tears rolled down her cheeks as she watched him walk away.
2. Of a liquid or emotion, to fill up (a container or vessel) past the point of overflowing. Water began welling over after Jonathan forgot to turn the taps of the sink off. People's fury welled over into violent protests across the country after the government announced its extreme new policies.
See also: over, well

well up

1. Of a container or vessel, to fill up (with liquid or an emotion) to the point of overflowing. Drainage ditches have been welling up across the city as the heavy rains continue. Her eyes welled up as she watched him walk away. My body welled up with rage at the thought of such a cruel act.
2. Of a liquid or emotion, to fill up (a container or vessel) to the point of overflowing. Water was welling up right to the edge of the sink, but I managed to turn off the taps before any spilled over. Violent protests welled up in the city after the government announced its extreme new policies.
See also: up, well

well up with (something)

1. verb To fill to the brim with some liquid. I could tell by the way her eyes welled up with tears that my comments had struck a nerve. The hole welled up with raw sewage from the pipe that the workers had struck.
2. verb To become full of or overwhelmed by some emotion. I could feel myself welling up with anger as the boss prattled on. Her heart welled up with sadness at the thought of children affected by the accident.
3. adjective Particularly knowledgeable about or familiar with something. My sister did her thesis on robotic surgery, so she is pretty well up with the topic. I'm not too well up with the policy changes happening this year—is there a reference guide I can consult?
See also: up, well
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

well out (of something)

to gush out of something. I opened the door and the water welled out.
See also: out, well

well over

[for a liquid] to fill up and spill over. The laundry tub finally welled over as it became too full. The milk glass began to well over, and Timmy began to cry.
See also: over, well

well up

(from something) and well up (out of something) [for a liquid] to gush or pour up and away from something. The blood welled up from the wound. Clear water welled up out of the rocks. A gusher of muddy water welled up. Tears welled up out of the baby's eyes.
See also: up, well

well up

(inside someone) Fig. [for a feeling] to seem to swell and move inside one's body. A feeling of revulsion began to well up inside Fred. Burning resentment welled up, and George knew he was going to lose his temper.
See also: up, well

well up

(out of something) Go to well up (from something).
See also: up, well
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

well over

v.
1. To build up and overflow the boundaries of a container: I left the tap on, and the water in the bathtub welled over and spilled onto the floor. Tears welled over and ran down my cheeks. My anger welled over, and I yelled out.
2. To become filled and overflow: My eyes welled over with tears. My heart welled over with joy.
See also: over, well

well up

v.
To rise to the edge of a container, ready to flow: Lava welled up in the crater. Tears welled up in my eyes, but I did not cry. I could feel anger well up in me.
See also: up, well
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • well out
  • well out of
  • well out of (something)
  • spew out
  • spring out
  • spring out of
  • spring forth
  • well up
  • well over
  • spout from (something)
References in classic literature
`They seemed distressed to find me, my arm against the overturned pillar, peering down the well. Apparently it was considered bad form to remark these apertures; for when I pointed to this one, and tried to frame a question about it in their tongue, they were still more visibly distressed and turned away.
Such of them as were so constituted as to be miserable and rebellious would die; and, in the end, the balance being permanent, the survivors would become as well adapted to the conditions of underground life, and as happy in their way, as the Upper-world people were to theirs.
He had but one leg, set just below the middle of his round, fat body; but it was a stout leg and had a broad, flat foot at the bottom of it, on which the man seemed to stand very well. He had never had but this one leg, which looked something like a pedestal, and when Toto ran up and made a grab at the man's ankle he hopped first one way and then another in a very active manner, looking so frightened that Scraps laughed aloud.
Toto was usually a well behaved dog, but this time he was angry and snapped at the man's leg again and again.
"Well," replied the man, "if I'm captured I must surrender, for it's the proper thing to do.
'Now, Rosa, you know very well what I mean, my dear.'
'Well then, why did you begin with your detestable red-nosed giantesses?
It is very certain, at any rate, that once there was no pond here, and now there is one; and this Indian fable does not in any respect conflict with the account of that ancient settler whom I have mentioned, who remembers so well when he first came here with his divining-rod, saw a thin vapor rising from the sward, and the hazel pointed steadily downward, and he concluded to dig a well here.
As you look over the pond westward you are obliged to employ both your hands to defend your eyes against the reflected as well as the true sun, for they are equally bright; and if, between the two, you survey its surface critically, it is literally as smooth as glass, except where the skater insects, at equal intervals scattered over its whole extent, by their motions in the sun produce the finest imaginable sparkle on it, or, perchance, a duck plumes itself, or, as I have said, a swallow skims so low as to touch it.
But, as I was looking over the surface, I saw here and there at a distance a faint glimmer, as if some skater insects which had escaped the frosts might be collected there, or, perchance, the surface, being so smooth, betrayed where a spring welled up from the bottom.
Wells said he had 'unfinished business' and promised QPR fans he will do better this season than last when he scored nine goals in 48 appearances.
has operated additional deep wells to further augment supply in its service areas.
Gulfport completed 25 operated wells in the Utica Shale and seven operated wells in the SCOOP during the first quarter and had eight gross wells in various stages of completion at the end of the first quarter of 2019.
On Thursday, Manila Water announced that it started operating an additional 13 deep wells in its concession area.