transcription, транскрипция: [ swɒloʊ ]
( swallows, swallowing, swallowed)
1.
If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach.
You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B...
Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed.
VERB : V n , V
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Swallow is also a noun.
Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow.
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2.
If you swallow , you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing something, often because you are nervous or frightened.
Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head.
VERB : V
3.
If someone swallows a story or a statement, they believe it completely.
It was vital that he swallowed the story about Juanita being in that motel room that night.
VERB : V n
4.
A swallow is a kind of small bird with pointed wings and a forked tail.
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5.
a bitter pill to swallow: see pill