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- [swol-oh]
- /ˈswɒl oʊ/
- /ˈswɒləʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swol-oh]
- /ˈswɒl oʊ/
Definitions of swallow word
- verb with object swallow to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances. 1
- verb with object swallow to take in so as to envelop; withdraw from sight; assimilate or absorb: He was swallowed by the crowd. 1
- verb with object swallow to accept without question or suspicion. 1
- verb with object swallow to accept without opposition; put up with: to swallow an insult. 1
- verb with object swallow to accept for lack of an alternative: Consumers will have to swallow new price hikes. 1
- verb with object swallow to suppress (emotion, a laugh, a sob, etc.) as if by drawing it down one's throat. 1
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Origin of swallow
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (v.) Middle English swalwen, variant of swelwen, Old English swelgan; cognate with German schwelgen; akin to Old Norse svelgja; (noun) Middle English swalwe, swolgh throat, abyss, whirlpool, Old English geswelgh (see y-); akin to Middle Low German swelch, Old High German swelgo glutton, Old Norse svelgr whirlpool, devourer
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Parts of speech for Swallow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
swallow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
swallow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for swallow
verb swallow
- abide — to tolerate; put up with
- absorb — If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- bear the brunt — (Idiomatic) To endure the worst part of something.
noun swallow
- canape — Canapés are small pieces of biscuit or toast with food such as meat, cheese, or pâté on top. They are often served with drinks at parties.
- drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
- draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- drafts — Plural form of draft.
- draught — a drawing, sketch, or design.
adjective swallow
- nonresistant — not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
Antonyms for swallow
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