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swal·low 1
(swŏl′ō)v. swal·lowed, swal·low·ing, swal·lows
v.tr.
1. To cause (food or drink, for example) to pass through the mouth and throat into the stomach.
2. To put up with (something unpleasant): swallowed the insults and kept on working.
3. To refrain from expressing; suppress: swallow one's feelings.
4. To envelop or engulf: a building that was swallowed up by fire.
5. To consume or use up: relief money that was swallowed by administrative costs.
6. Slang To believe without question: swallowed the alibi.
7. To take back; retract: swallow one's words.
8. To say inarticulately; mumble: The actor swallowed his lines.
v.intr.
To perform the act of swallowing.
n.
1. The act of swallowing.
2. An amount swallowed.
3. Nautical The channel through which a rope runs in a block or a mooring chock.
swal′low·er n.
swal·low 2
(swŏl′ō)n.
1. Any of various small graceful swift-flying passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, having long pointed wings, a usually notched or forked tail, and a large mouth for catching flying insects.
2. Any of various similar birds, such as a swift.
[Middle English swalowe, from Old English swealwe.]
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swallow
(ˈswɒləʊ)vb (mainly tr)
1. (Physiology) to pass (food, drink, etc) through the mouth to the stomach by means of the muscular action of the oesophagus
2. (often foll by up) to engulf or destroy as if by ingestion: Nazi Germany swallowed up several small countries.
3. informal to believe gullibly: he will never swallow such an excuse.
4. to refrain from uttering or manifesting: to swallow one's disappointment.
5. to endure without retaliation
6. to enunciate (words, etc) indistinctly; mutter
7. (often foll by down) to eat or drink reluctantly
8. (Physiology) (intr) to perform or simulate the act of swallowing, as in gulping
9. swallow one's words to retract a statement, argument, etc, often in humiliating circumstances
n
10. (Physiology) the act of swallowing
11. the amount swallowed at any single time; mouthful
12. (Nautical Terms) nautical Also called: crown or throat the opening between the shell and the groove of the sheave of a block, through which the rope is passed
14. rare a capacity for swallowing; appetite
[Old English swelgan; related to Old Norse svelga, Old High German swelgan to swallow, Swedish svalg gullet]
ˈswallowable adj
ˈswallower n
swallow
(ˈswɒləʊ)n
1. (Animals) any passerine songbird of the family Hirundinidae, esp Hirundo rustica (common or barn swallow), having long pointed wings, a forked tail, short legs, and a rapid flight.
2. (Breeds) See fairy swallow
[Old English swealwe; related to Old Frisian swale, Old Norse svala, Old High German swalwa]
ˈswallow-ˌlike adj
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swal•low1
(ˈswɒl oʊ)v.t.
1. to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action.
2. to take in so as to envelop; assimilate or absorb (often fol. by up): to be swallowed up in a crowd.
3. to accept without question or suspicion.
4. to accept without opposition; put up with.
5. to suppress (emotion, pride, etc.) as if by drawing it down one's throat.
6. to take back; retract: to swallow one's words.
7. to enunciate poorly; mutter: to swallow one's words.
v.i. 8. to perform the act of swallowing.
n. 9. an act or instance of swallowing.
10. a quantity swallowed at one time.
[before 1000; (v.) Middle English swalwen, variant of swelwen, Old English swelgan, c. Old Saxon -swelgan, Old High German swel(a)han, Old Norse svelga]
swal′low•a•ble, adj.
swal′low•er, n.
swal•low2
(ˈswɒl oʊ)n.
1. any of numerous small, long-winged, fork-tailed songbirds of the family Hirundinidae, noted for their swift, graceful flight and for the extent and regularity of their migrations. Compare barn swallow, martin.
2. any of several unrelated, swallowlike birds, as the chimney swift.
[before 900; Middle English swalwe, Old English swealwe, c. Old Saxon swala, Old High German swal(a)wa, Old Norse svala]
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swal·low
(swŏl′ō) Any of various small, swift-flying birds that have narrow pointed wings, a forked or notched tail, and a large mouth for catching flying insects in the air. Swallows migrate over thousands of miles each year.
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swallow
- glutton - Comes from Latin glutire, "to swallow."
- swallow one's teeth - To retract a statement.
- glut - The amount of liquid swallowed in a gulp.
- bolus, chyme - Bolus is chewed food ready for swallowing, and chyme is swallowed, partially digested food.
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swallow
Past participle: swallowed
Gerund: swallowing
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| Noun | 1. |  swallow - a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale" |
| 2. | swallow - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) aerophagia - swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence) sip - a small drink | |
| 3. | swallow - small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus barn swallow, Hirundo rustica, chimney swallow - common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. cliff swallow, Hirundo pyrrhonota - North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls Iridoprocne bicolor, tree swallow, white-bellied swallow - bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities martin - any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas | |
| Verb | 1. | swallow - pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" bolt - swallow hastily |
| 2. | swallow - engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries" | |
| 3. | swallow - enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" | |
| 4. | swallow - utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech" | |
| 5. |  swallow - take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" | |
| 6. | swallow - keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet" | |
| 7. |  swallow - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, suffer, put up, stand, support - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" | |
| 8. | swallow - believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?" believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" |
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swallow
1verb
1. eat, down (informal), consume, devour, absorb, hoover (informal), put away (informal), eat up, swig (informal), swill, wash down, ingest, bolt down (informal) Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed it.
2. gulp, drink, sip, sup, swig (informal), guzzle, imbibe, quaff, neck (slang), slurp He took a glass of Scotch and swallowed it down.
3. (Informal) believe, accept, buy (slang), fall for, take (something) as gospel I too found this story a little hard to swallow.
swallow something or someone up
1. engulf, overwhelmed, overrun, consume Weeds had swallowed up the garden.
2. absorb, assimilate, envelop Wage costs swallow up two-thirds of the turnover.
swallow
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swallow
verbnoun
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Translations
spolknoutpolknoutpolknutívlaštovkalok
synkesynkebevægelseslugeslurksvale
hirundo
pääsuke
nielaistanielausnielläpääskynenkulaus
gutatigutljajprogutatilastalastavica
fecskenyel
svalagleypa viîkynging, gleypingkyngjalandsvala
を飲み込む飲み込む飲むこと
삼키다삼킴...을 삼키다
hirundo
kregždė
bezdelīganorīšananorītnoticētpieņemt
înghiţi
lastovičkaprehltnúťprehltnutie
lastovicalastovkapožreti
gutatigutljajlastalastavicaгутати
svalasväljaladusvala
กลืนกลืน ดูดกลืน ฝืนทนการกลืน
ластівка
nuốtnuốt nước bọtsự nuốt
swallow
1 [ˈswɒləʊ]B. VT
2. (fig) [+ insult] → tragarse
he swallowed the story → se tragó el cuento
he swallowed the lot → se lo tragó todo
to swallow one's words → desdecirse, retractarse
to swallow one's pride → tragarse el orgullo
he swallowed the story → se tragó el cuento
he swallowed the lot → se lo tragó todo
to swallow one's words → desdecirse, retractarse
to swallow one's pride → tragarse el orgullo
swallow down VT + ADV → tragar
swallow up VT + ADV [+ savings] → agotar, consumir; [sea] → tragar
the mist swallowed them up → la niebla los envolvió
they were soon swallowed up in the darkness → al poco desaparecieron en la oscuridad or se los tragó la oscuridad
I wish the ground would open and swallow me up! → ¡trágame tierra!
the mist swallowed them up → la niebla los envolvió
they were soon swallowed up in the darkness → al poco desaparecieron en la oscuridad or se los tragó la oscuridad
I wish the ground would open and swallow me up! → ¡trágame tierra!
swallow
2 [ˈswɒləʊ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
swallow
[ˈswɒləʊ] n
(= bird) → hirondelle f
(= act of swallowing) → déglutition f, fait m d'avaler
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swallow
:swallow dive
n → Schwalbensprung m
swallowtail
n (= butterfly) → Schwalbenschwanz m
swallow-tailed coat
n → Schwalbenschwanz m
swallow
1n → Schluck m
vt food, drink → (hinunter)schlucken; (fig) story, evidence, insult → schlucken; to swallow one’s tongue (Med) → sich an seiner Zunge verschlucken; to swallow one’s pride → seinen Stolz schlucken; to swallow something whole (lit) → etw ganz schlucken; (fig) → etw ohne weiteres schlucken; that’s a bit hard to swallow → das glaubt ja kein Mensch (inf); to swallow one’s words (= retract) → seine Worte zurücknehmen ? bait
swallow
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swallow
1 [ˈswɒləʊ]2. vt (food, drink) → inghiottire, mandar giù, ingoiare (fig) (suppress, anger, resentment) → inghiottire; (believe, story) → bere
to swallow one's pride → mettere il proprio orgoglio sotto i piedi
that's hard to swallow → è difficile crederci
they swallowed it whole! (story) → se la sono bevuta in pieno!
to swallow one's pride → mettere il proprio orgoglio sotto i piedi
that's hard to swallow → è difficile crederci
they swallowed it whole! (story) → se la sono bevuta in pieno!
3. vi → inghiottire (fig) he swallowed hard and said ... → con l'emozione che gli serrava la gola ha detto...
swallow up vt + adv (fig) → inghiottire
they were soon swallowed up in the darkness → furono presto inghiottiti dalle tenebre
I wished the ground would open and swallow me up → avrei voluto sprofondare
they were soon swallowed up in the darkness → furono presto inghiottiti dalle tenebre
I wished the ground would open and swallow me up → avrei voluto sprofondare
swallow
2 [ˈswɒləʊ] n → rondine fCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
swallow1
(ˈswoləu) verb1. to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach. Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.
2. to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest. You'll never get her to swallow that story!
noun an act of swallowing.
swallow one's pride to behave humbly eg by making an apology.
swallow up to cause to disappear completely. She was swallowed up in the crowd.
swallow2
(ˈswoləu) noun a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.
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swallow
→ بَلْعَة, يَبْتَلِعُ, يَبْلَعُ polknout, polknutí, spolknout slurk, synke hinunterschlucken, schlucken, Schwalbe γουλιά, καταπίνω tragar, trago nielaista, nielaus, niellä avaler, hirondelle gutati, gutljaj, progutati deglutire, inghiottire, rondine を飲み込む, 飲み込む, 飲むこと ...을 삼키다, 삼키다, 삼킴 inslikken, slikken, slok svale, svelge jaskółka, połknąć, przełknąć bocado, consumir, engolir, gole глотать, глоток svala, svälja กลืน, กลืน ดูดกลืน ฝืนทน, การกลืน yutma, yutmak, yutulmak nuốt, nuốt nước bọt, sự nuốt 吞咽Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
swal·low
n. trago; deglución;
vt. tragar, deglutir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
swallow
n trago; dry — trago de saliva; vt tragar, pasar; vi (dry swallow) tragar or pasar saliva; Swallow, please..Trague (Pase) saliva, por favor.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.