Definition of swallow | What does swallow mean?
What is the definition of the word SWALLOW?
Here is a list of definitions for swallow.
- a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"
- the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
- small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
What are the verbs of the word SWALLOW?
Here is a list of definitions for swallow.
- pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
- engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
- enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
- utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
- take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
- keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
- tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
- believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
What are the synonyms of the word SWALLOW?
What is another word for SWALLOW?. Here is a list of synonyms for SWALLOW
Words beginning with SWALLOW?
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What words can be made with SWALLOW?
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In which dictionaries does the word swallow exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes