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