SWALLOW


Meaning of SWALLOW in English

verb

1 food, drink, etc.

ADVERB

▪ hastily , quickly

▪ accidentally

She accidentally ~ed a glass bead.

▪ easily

Liquid food may be more easily ~ed.

▪ down

She ~ed down her breakfast in a hurry.

▪ hard

PHRASES

▪ ~ sth whole

Most snakes ~ their prey whole.

2 move your throat muscles

ADVERB

▪ deeply , hard

▪ convulsively , nervously , painfully , with difficulty

She ~ed convulsively, determined not to cry.

▪ back

He ~ed back the lump in his throat.

PHRASES

▪ have difficulty ~ing , have trouble ~ing

Swallow is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ darkness

Swallow is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bait , ↑ bite , ↑ capsule , ↑ disappointment , ↑ food , ↑ lie , ↑ liquid , ↑ medicine , ↑ mouthful , ↑ pill , ↑ poison , ↑ pride , ↑ saliva , ↑ tablet

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