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1.
a small amount of liquid food
2.
the act of swallowing
one swallow of the liquid was enough
3.
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
'swallow' - used as a verb
4.
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!
5.
engulf and destroy
The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries
6.
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
7.
utter indistinctly
She swallowed the last words of her speech
8.
take back what one has said
He swallowed his words
9.
keep from expressing
I swallowed my anger and kept quiet
10.
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
I swallowed the insult
11.
believe or accept without questioning or challenge
Am I supposed to swallow that story?
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derived forms
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1. Swallow / Plural
swallows
2. Swallow / Past
swallowed
3. Swallow / Third Person
swallows
4. Swallow / Present Participle
swallowing
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