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- pronunciation:
- swa
lo
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
swallows, swallowing, swallowed |
| definition 1: |
When you swallow something, you make it go from your mouth to your stomach.
My grandmother put her pills in her mouth and swallowed them with water.My dog took my sausage. I tried to get it back, but he'd already swallowed it.You shouldn't swallow your chewing gum.- similar words:
- bolt, consume, drink, eat, take
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| definition 2: |
If you are swallowed up by a crowd of people, it means that you disappear into the crowd. If something swallows up something, it takes it into itself and makes it disappear.
The weeds swallowed up the roses.Fire swallowed up the houses at the edge of the burning forest.- similar words:
- absorb, eat, overwhelm
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| definition 3: |
(informal) When someone tells you something, and you swallow it, it means that you believe or accept what they say.
Martin pretended to be sick for another day, but this time his mom didn't swallow it.- synonyms:
- take
- similar words:
- accept, believe, suffer, tolerate
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| definition 4: |
When you swallow your strong feelings, you hold them back. You don't show people how you are feeling.
Mr. Jonas was angry about what his boss said to him, but he swallowed his anger and went back to work.- synonyms:
- hold, restrain
- similar words:
- contain, curb
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| related words: |
gobble, take, trust |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A swallow is an act of swallowing.
A swallow can hurt when your throat is sore. |
| definition 2: |
A swallow is the amount of something that you can swallow at one time.
The nurse told the patient to take another swallow of the medicine. |
| derivations: |
swallowable (adj.), swallower (n.) |
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