ALL meanings of swallowable
swal·low
S s - verb with object swallowable 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 swallowable to take in so as to envelop; withdraw from sight; assimilate or absorb: He was swallowed by the crowd. 1
- verb with object swallowable to accept without question or suspicion. 1
- verb with object swallowable to accept without opposition; put up with: to swallow an insult. 1
- verb with object swallowable to accept for lack of an alternative: Consumers will have to swallow new price hikes. 1
- verb with object swallowable to suppress (emotion, a laugh, a sob, etc.) as if by drawing it down one's throat. 1
- verb with object swallowable to take back; retract: to swallow one's words. 1
- verb with object swallowable to enunciate poorly; mutter: He swallowed his words. 1
- verb without object swallowable to perform the act of swallowing. 1
- noun swallowable the act or an instance of swallowing. 1
- noun swallowable a quantity swallowed at one time; a mouthful: Take one swallow of brandy. 1
- noun swallowable capacity for swallowing. 1
- noun swallowable Also called crown, throat. Nautical, Machinery. the space in a block, between the groove of the sheave and the shell, through which the rope runs. 1