SWALLOW


Meaning of SWALLOW in English

verb

1.

to receive through the esophagus into the stomach

swallowed the pills easily with a sip of water

Synonyms: down, take

Related Word: drop, gulp, ||quilt, toss; ingest, ingurgitate

2.

Synonyms: drink 1, imbibe, quaff, sip, sup (off or up), toss

3.

Synonyms: believe 1, accept, ||buy

Idioms: swallow (something) hook, line, and sinker

4.

Synonyms: bear 10, abide, brook, digest, endure, go, stand, stomach, take, tolerate

5.

Synonyms: accept 2, bear (with), endure, pocket, tolerate, tough (out)

6.

Synonyms: mumble , ||chunter, fumble, muddle, ||mump, murmur, mutter

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