Sekirov Dictionary

swallow

UK /ˈswɒl.əʊ/US /ˈswɑ.loʊ/

verb8

  1. to take food or drink in through the mouth and send it down to the stomach
  2. 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.
  3. (slang, vulgar) To swallow semen after oral sex, as opposed to spitting it out.
  4. To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
  5. To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
  6. To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
  7. To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
  8. To retract; to recant.

noun6

  1. 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.
  2. The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
  3. (Nigeria) Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing, commonly paired and eaten with various types of soup.
  4. The opening in a pulley block between the sheave and shell through which the rope passes.
  5. (no longer used) The mouth and throat; that which is used for swallowing; the gullet.
  6. (no longer used) A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
forms

swallowed · swallowing · swalloweth · swallows · swallowest

Phrases with swallow

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