to swallow
295
1.0
- verb
- /ˈswɑloʊ/
:
tragar
- We swallow it too fast, we choke.
- swallow food
- swallow water
- swallow liquids
I think, I think, I think she swallowed so many swimmers.
- I think, I think, I think she swallowed so many swimmers.
- He synthesized the DMT and he started swallowing it in increasing doses.
- I think unless you're swallowing the toothpaste, no.
- Chewing got gas, swallowing gas bubble in my stomach.
- It said God sent a whale to swallow Jonah and save him from drowning.
- Oh, you're like, no, you swallow it, swallow it, swallow it.
- Weiner don't like swallowing pills and no problem, these are chewable.
- Nurses like open your mouth, swallow, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
- You don't have to, you know, swallow the whole thing whole.
Examples
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Muhammad, however, did not swallow his bite because its taste made him suspicious.
Academic text (2015) -
Although tilting my head down and trying to swallow is quite difficult.
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Once the food was in her mouth, she did not always swallow it immediately.
Academic text (1997) -
And it's so easy to swallow.
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We take bits of the outside world like food and we swallow them, right?
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In the event of a nuclear emergency, people would swallow the iodide to protect their thyroids.
Academic text (2002) -
The patient should be able to cough, swallow, breathe, and vomit without difficulty.
Academic text (2002) -
She swallowed a big chunk of meat.
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Pain flared in her chest, and she swallowed hard at the dryness in her mouth.
Fiction book (1991) -
Some people could become severely ill if they swallow the bacteria and viruses in the water.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Put food or drink into your mouth, chew it and swallow it
∞
1.0
To put liquid into the mouth and swallow it
149
2.4
To eat or drink something
68
3.6
To eat or drink something so it goes into your body
26
2.9
Swallow a drink quickly, often because you feel nervous or thirsty
22
5.4
Eat or drink something quickly and completely
10
4.4
To manage to swallow food or medicine when it is hard
6
3.1
To eat or drink something quickly without stopping
1
3.2
To empty a glass quickly in one long gulp
Antonyms
Idioms
- Archaic
To accept something unpleasant during talks to avoid bigger problems
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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6.9
A small bird that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
- Australian
A small bird from Asia and Australia that looks like a swallow and has a hooked beak
- UK
A plant that lives for many years with bright yellow flowers in dry, rocky places
- Specialized
A dive where the diver bends the back and stretches the arms before entering the water
- UK
A hole in the ground where water goes underground into caves, often in limestone
A formal men's jacket with a cut-away front and two long tails worn for evening events
A large North American hunting bird with black and white feathers and a deeply forked tail
- US
A small North American bird with shiny blue-green back and white belly that nests in tree holes
A small bird with a blue-green back and white belly that nests in tree holes
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Swallow (verb) comes from the old English swelgan meaning 'to gulp down', so to swallow is to move food or drink from your mouth down your throat into the stomach.