SWALLOW as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of swallowing
   Synonym(s)
   • deglutition (what does deglutition mean?)
   • drink (what does drink mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • one swallow of the liquid was enough
   • he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips
   Hypernyms(s) swallow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • consumption (what does consumption mean?)
   • ingestion (what does ingestion mean?)
   • intake (what does intake mean?)
   • uptake (what does uptake mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • aerophagia (what does aerophagia mean?)
   • gulp (what does gulp mean?)
   • draft (what does draft mean?)
   • draught (what does draught mean?)
   • swig (what does swig mean?)
   • nip (what does nip mean?)
   • sip (what does sip mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drink (what does drink mean?)
   • imbibe (what does imbibe mean?)
   • swallow (what does swallow mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
2. Meaning
   • small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
   Hypernyms(s) swallow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • oscine (what does oscine mean?)
   • oscine bird (what does oscine bird mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • barn swallow (what does barn swallow mean?)
   • chimney swallow (what does chimney swallow mean?)
   • Hirundo rustica (what does Hirundo rustica mean?)
   • cliff swallow (what does cliff swallow mean?)
   • Hirundo pyrrhonota (what does Hirundo pyrrhonota mean?)
   • tree swallow (what does tree swallow mean?)
   • tree martin (what does tree martin mean?)
   • Hirundo nigricans (what does Hirundo nigricans mean?)
   • white-bellied swallow (what does white-bellied swallow mean?)
   • tree swallow (what does tree swallow mean?)
   • Iridoprocne bicolor (what does Iridoprocne bicolor mean?)
   • martin (what does martin mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a small amount of liquid food
   Synonym(s)
   • sup (what does sup mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a sup of ale
   Hypernyms(s) swallow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • taste (what does taste mean?)
   • mouthful (what does mouthful mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sup (what does sup mean?)

SWALLOW as VERB

1. Meaning
   • believe or accept without questioning or challenge
   Usage Example(s)
   • Am I supposed to swallow that story?
   Hypernyms(s) swallow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • believe (what does believe mean?)
2. Meaning
   • tolerate or accommodate oneself to
   Synonym(s)
   • accept (what does accept mean?)
   • live with (what does live with mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions
   • I swallowed the insult
   • She has learned to live with her husband’’s little idiosyncracies
   Hypernyms(s) swallow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • digest (what does digest mean?)
   • endure (what does endure mean?)
   • stick out (what does stick out mean?)
   • stomach (what does stomach mean?)
   • bear (what does bear mean?)
   • stand (what does stand mean?)
   • tolerate (what does tolerate mean?)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   • brook (what does brook mean?)
   • abide (what does abide mean?)
   • suffer (what does suffer mean?)
   • put up (what does put up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • toleration (what does toleration mean?)
   • acceptance (what does acceptance mean?)
   • sufferance (what does sufferance mean?)
3. Meaning
   • keep from expressing
   Usage Example(s)
   • I swallowed my anger and kept quiet
   Hypernyms(s) swallow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • suppress (what does suppress mean?)
   • repress (what does repress mean?)
4. Meaning
   • take back what one has said
   Synonym(s)
   • take back (what does take back mean?)
   • unsay (what does unsay mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He swallowed his words
   Hypernyms(s) swallow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • renounce (what does renounce mean?)
   • repudiate (what does repudiate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • withdrawal (what does withdrawal mean?)
   • backdown (what does backdown mean?)
   • climb-down (what does climb-down mean?)
5. Meaning
   • utter indistinctly
   Usage Example(s)
   • She swallowed the last words of her speech
   Hypernyms(s) swallow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • talk (what does talk mean?)
   • speak (what does speak mean?)
   • utter (what does utter mean?)
   • mouth (what does mouth mean?)
   • verbalize (what does verbalize mean?)
   • verbalise (what does verbalise mean?)
6. Meaning
   • engulf and destroy
   Usage Example(s)
   • The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries
   Hypernyms(s) swallow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • demolish (what does demolish mean?)
   • destroy (what does destroy mean?)
7. Meaning
   • pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
   Synonym(s)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Swallow the raw fish–it won”t kill you!
   Hypernyms(s) swallow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • consume (what does consume mean?)
   • ingest (what does ingest mean?)
   • take in (what does take in mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • have (what does have mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bolt (what does bolt mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • swallow (what does swallow mean?)
   • drink (what does drink mean?)
   • deglutition (what does deglutition mean?)
8. Meaning
   • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
   Synonym(s)
   • bury (what does bury mean?)
   • eat up (what does eat up mean?)
   • immerse (what does immerse mean?)
   • swallow up (what does swallow up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
   Hypernyms(s) swallow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • enclose (what does enclose mean?)
   • inclose (what does inclose mean?)
   • shut in (what does shut in mean?)