swallow

A2
Pronunciation
/ˈswɒləʊ/
/ˈswɑloʊ/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.

2 Definition

The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.

Example Sentences
  • He took the aspirin with a single swallow of water.
3 Definition

Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing.

4 Definition

A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.

5 Definition

The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.

Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.

2 Definition

To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.

3 Definition

To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.

Example Sentences
  • My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow.
4 Definition

To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.

5 Definition

To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.

6 Definition

To retract; to recant.

Example Sentences
  • to swallow one's opinions
7 Definition

To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.

Example Sentences
  • to swallow an affront or insult