SWALLOW


Meaning of SWALLOW in English

I . v. a.

1.

Take into the stomach, gulp, imbibe, gorge, engorge, englut.

2.

Absorb, engulf, devour, ~ up, submerge.

3.

Believe ( without scruple ), receive implicitly, accept as true, credit.

4.

Brook, stomach, pocket, endure, bear, put up with, stand, submit to.

5.

Renounce, retract, recant, take back.

6.

Consume, exhaust, waste, use up.

7.

Engross, appropriate, arrogate.

8.

Occupy, employ, use up, consume.

9.

Engross, engage completely.

II . n.

1.

Throat, gullet, aesophagus.

2.

Voracity, gluttonous appetite.

3.

Taste, relish, inclination, liking, palate.

4.

Mouthful, taste, little drink, draught.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.