swallow


Definition: Meaning of, swallow in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈswɒləʊ /

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swallow swallowed swallowed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
swallowing swallows
  1. food [intransitive and transitive] to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach
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  2. nervously [intransitive] to make some of the liquid in your mouth go down your throat because you are frightened or nervous
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  3. believe/accept [transitive] informal to believe a story, explanation etc that is not actually true
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  4. feelings [transitive] to stop yourself from showing a feeling, especially anger
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  5. swallow your pride to do something even though it is embarrassing for you, because you have no choice
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swallow swallows
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  1. a small black and white bird that comes to northern countries in the summer
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  2. an action in which you make food or drink go down your throat
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swallow used in phrases

  • bank swallow (noun)
    1. swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
  • barn swallow (noun)
    1. common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
  • chimney swallow (noun)
    1. american swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys
    2. common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
  • cliff swallow (noun)
    1. north American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
  • fairy swallow (noun)
    1. fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet
  • sea swallow (noun)
    1. common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and grey plumage
  • swallow dive (noun)
    1. a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water
  • swallow hole (noun)
    1. especially in limestone a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
  • swallow shrike (noun)
    1. australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow
  • swallow-tailed (adjective)
    1. especially of butterflies and birds having a forked tail like that of a swallow
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swallow used in phrasal verbs

  • swallow up (phrasal verb)
    1. to take control of a smaller company or country
    2. to use a lot of something such as money, time, or effort
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