SWALLOW
/ˈswɒləʊ/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 15
Definition
- noun a small amount of liquid food.
— synonyms: sup
- noun the act of swallowing.
— synonyms: drink, deglutition
- noun small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations.
- verb pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking.
— synonyms: get_down
- verb engulf and destroy.
- verb enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing.
— synonyms: immerse, swallow_up, bury, eat_up
- verb utter indistinctly.
- verb take back what one has said.
— synonyms: take_back, unsay, withdraw
- verb keep from expressing.
- verb tolerate or accommodate oneself to.
— synonyms: accept, live_with
- verb believe or accept without questioning or challenge.
Examples
- “He took the aspirin with a single swallow of water.”
- “My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow.”
- “to swallow one's opinions”
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