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  • Definition
    • swallow :a small amount of liquid food
      • a sup of ale

    • swallow :pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
      • Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!

    • swallow :the act of swallowing
      • one swallow of the liquid was enough|he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips

    • swallow :engulf and destroy
      • The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries

    • swallow :enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
      • The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter

    • swallow :utter indistinctly
      • She swallowed the last words of her speech

    • swallow :take back what one has said
      • He swallowed his words

    • swallow :keep from expressing
      • I swallowed my anger and kept quiet

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