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Detailed Synonyms for swallow in English

swallow:

swallow [the ~] nom

  1. the swallow
    the swallow
  2. the swallow
    the swallow; the barn-swallow
  3. the swallow
    – the act of swallowing 1
    the swallow; the drink; the deglutition
    – the act of swallowing 1
    • swallow [the ~] nom
      • one swallow of the liquid was enough1
    • drink [the ~] nom
      • he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips1
    • deglutition [the ~] nom
  4. the swallow
    – small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations 1
    the swallow
    – small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations 1
  5. the swallow
    – a small amount of liquid food 1
    the swallow; the sup
    – a small amount of liquid food 1
    • swallow [the ~] nom
    • sup [the ~] nom
      • a sup of ale1

to swallow verbe (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)

  1. to swallow
    to swallow; to gulp; to take in; to gulp down
    • swallow verbe (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)
    • gulp verbe (gulps, gulped, gulping)
    • take in verbe (takes in, took in, taking in)
    • gulp down verbe (gulps down, gulped down, gulping down)
  2. to swallow
    to take; take medicine; to swallow; take medication
  3. to swallow
    to withhold; to swallow; to keep back; to stay calm
  4. to swallow
    to fall for; be fooled; to swallow
  5. to swallow
    to digest; to swallow; stomach
    • digest verbe (digests, digested, digesting)
    • swallow verbe (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)
    • stomach verbe
  6. to swallow
    – believe or accept without questioning or challenge 1
    to swallow
    – believe or accept without questioning or challenge 1
    • swallow verbe (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)
      • Am I supposed to swallow that story?1
  7. to swallow
    – tolerate or accommodate oneself to 1
    to swallow; to accept; live with
    – tolerate or accommodate oneself to 1
    • swallow verbe (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)
      • I swallowed the insult1
    • accept verbe (accepts, accepted, accepting)
      • I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions1
    • live with verbe
      • She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies1
  8. to swallow
    – keep from expressing 1
    to swallow
    – keep from expressing 1
    • swallow verbe (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)
      • I swallowed my anger and kept quiet1
  9. to swallow
    – take back what one has said 1
    to withdraw; to swallow; to take back; unsay
    – take back what one has said 1
    • withdraw verbe (withdraws, withdrew, withdrawing)
    • swallow verbe (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)
      • He swallowed his words1
    • take back verbe (takes back, took back, taking back)
    • unsay verbe
  10. to swallow
    – utter indistinctly 1
    to swallow
    – utter indistinctly 1
    • swallow verbe (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)
      • She swallowed the last words of her speech1
  11. to swallow
    – engulf and destroy 1
    to swallow
    – engulf and destroy 1
    • swallow verbe (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)
      • The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries1
  12. to swallow
    – pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking 1
    to swallow; to get down
    – pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking 1
    • swallow verbe (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)
    • get down verbe (gets down, got down, getting down)
  13. to swallow
    – enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing 1
    to swallow; to immerse; to bury; to swallow up; to eat up
    – enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing 1
    • swallow verbe (swallows, swallowed, swallowing)
      • The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter1
    • immerse verbe (immerses, immersed, immersing)
    • bury verbe (buries, buried, burying)
    • swallow up verbe (swallows up, swallowed up, swallowing up)
    • eat up verbe (eats up, ate up, eating up)

Conjugations for swallow:

present
  1. swallow
  2. swallow
  3. swallows
  4. swallow
  5. swallow
  6. swallow
simple past
  1. swallowed
  2. swallowed
  3. swallowed
  4. swallowed
  5. swallowed
  6. swallowed
present perfect
  1. have swallowed
  2. have swallowed
  3. has swallowed
  4. have swallowed
  5. have swallowed
  6. have swallowed
past continuous
  1. was swallowing
  2. were swallowing
  3. was swallowing
  4. were swallowing
  5. were swallowing
  6. were swallowing
future
  1. shall swallow
  2. will swallow
  3. will swallow
  4. shall swallow
  5. will swallow
  6. will swallow
continuous present
  1. am swallowing
  2. are swallowing
  3. is swallowing
  4. are swallowing
  5. are swallowing
  6. are swallowing
subjunctive
  1. be swallowed
  2. be swallowed
  3. be swallowed
  4. be swallowed
  5. be swallowed
  6. be swallowed
diverse
  1. swallow!
  2. let's swallow!
  3. swallowed
  4. swallowing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "swallow":

  1. the act of swallowing1
    • one swallow of the liquid was enough1
  2. small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations1
  3. a small amount of liquid food1
  4. believe or accept without questioning or challenge1
    • Am I supposed to swallow that story?1
  5. tolerate or accommodate oneself to1
    • I swallowed the insult1
  6. keep from expressing1
    • I swallowed my anger and kept quiet1
  7. take back what one has said1
    • He swallowed his words1
  8. utter indistinctly1
    • She swallowed the last words of her speech1
  9. engulf and destroy1
    • The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries1
  10. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking1
  11. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing1
    • The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter1

Related Synonyms for swallow