Swallow

['swɒləʊ] or ['swɑlo]

Definition

(noun.) the act of swallowing; 'one swallow of the liquid was enough'; 'he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips'.

(noun.) small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations.

(noun.) a small amount of liquid food; 'a sup of ale'.

(verb.) believe or accept without questioning or challenge; 'Am I supposed to swallow that story?'.

(verb.) keep from expressing; 'I swallowed my anger and kept quiet'.

(verb.) take back what one has said; 'He swallowed his words'.

(verb.) utter indistinctly; 'She swallowed the last words of her speech'.

(verb.) engulf and destroy; 'The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries'.

(verb.) pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; 'Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!'.

Typed by Eugenia--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight.

(n.) Any one of numerous species of swifts which resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the common American chimney swallow, or swift.

(n.) The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.

(v. t.) To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet, or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or drink.

(v. t.) To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb -- usually followed by up.

(v. t.) To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without examination or scruple; to receive implicitly.

(v. t.) To engross; to appropriate; -- usually with up.

(v. t.) To occupy; to take up; to employ.

(v. t.) To seize and waste; to exhaust; to consume.

(v. t.) To retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions.

(v. t.) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or insult.

(v. i.) To perform the act of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe he is unable to swallow.

(n.) The act of swallowing.

(n.) The gullet, or esophagus; the throat.

(n.) Taste; relish; inclination; liking.

(n.) Capacity for swallowing; voracity.

(n.) As much as is, or can be, swallowed at once; as, a swallow of water.

(n.) That which ingulfs; a whirlpool.

Checker: Tanya

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Gulp, GOBBLE, BOLT, take into the stomach, take down, get down.[2]. Absorb, engulf, destroy, devour, swallow up.[3]. Believe (without scruple), receive implicitly.[4]. Brook, stomach, pocket, endure, bear, put up with.[5]. Renounce, retract, recant, take back.[6]. Consume, exhaust, waste, use up.

n. [1]. Throat, gullet, œsophagus.[2]. Voracity, gluttonous appetite.

Checker: Scott

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Absorb, gorge, engross, devour, appropriate, exhaust, consume, imbibe, engulf,brook

ANT:Vomit, disgorge, eructate, discharge, economize, save, eschew, repudiate

Typist: Rosanna

Definition

n. a migratory bird with long wings which seizes its insect food on the wing: a genus (Hirundo) and family (Hirundinid) of passerine birds with long and pointed wings.—adj. Swall′ow-tailed like a swallow's tail in form forked and pointed—of a dress-coat.

v.t. to receive through the gullet into the stomach: to engulf: to absorb: to occupy: to exhaust.—n. Swall′ower.

Typist: Margery

Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream of swallows, is a sign of peace and domestic harmony. To see a wounded or dead one, signifies unavoidable sadness.

Typist: Willie

Examples

Editor: Maggie

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