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swallow > 11 senses
NOUN1swallow, supA small amount of liquid food
2swallow, drink, deglutitionThe act of swallowing
3swallowSmall long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
VERB1swallow, get downPass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
2swallowEngulf and destroy
3swallow, immerse, swallow up, bury, eat upEnclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
4swallowUtter indistinctly
5swallow, take back, unsay, withdrawTake back what one has said
6swallowKeep from expressing
7swallow, accept, live withTolerate or accommodate oneself to
8swallowBelieve or accept without questioning or challenge
swallow > pronunciation
Soundsswaa'low; swao'low
Rhymesafterglow, aglow, airflow, and 72 more rhymes in low...
swallow > noun 1, food
MeaningA small amount of liquid food.
Synonymssup
Broadertaste, mouthful
swallow > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of swallowing.
Examples"one swallow of the liquid was enough"
Synonymsdrink, deglutition
Broaderconsumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
Narroweraerophagia; gulp, draft, draught, swig; sip
Verbsswallow
swallow > noun 3, animal
MeaningSmall long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations.
Broaderoscine, oscine bird
Narrowerbarn swallow, chimney swallow, Hirundo rustica; cliff swallow, Hirundo pyrrhonota; tree swallow, tree martin, Hirundo nigricans; white-bellied swallow, tree swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor; martin
swallow > verb 1, consumption
MeaningPass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey swallow more bread
Examples"Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
Synonymsget down
Broaderconsume, ingest, take in, take, have
Narrowerbolt
Entailed byeat; gulp, quaff, swig
Nounsswallow
swallow > verb 2, competition
MeaningEngulf and destroy.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples"The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
Broaderdemolish, destroy
swallow > verb 3, contact
MeaningEnclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing.
PatternSomething ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples"The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
Synonymsimmerse, swallow up, bury, eat up
Broaderenclose, close in, inclose, shut in
swallow > verb 4, communication
MeaningUtter indistinctly.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"She swallowed the last words of her speech"
Broadertalk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
swallow > verb 5, communication
MeaningTake back what one has said.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"He swallowed his words"
Synonymstake back, unsay, withdraw
Broaderrenounce, repudiate
swallow > verb 6, cognition
MeaningKeep from expressing.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
Broadersuppress, repress
swallow > verb 7, cognition
MeaningTolerate or accommodate oneself to.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"I swallowed the insult"
Synonymsaccept, live with
Broaderdigest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
swallow > verb 8, cognition
MeaningBelieve or accept without questioning or challenge.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
Broaderbelieve

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