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swallowing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb swallow 1 of 8 senses of swallow Sense 1 swallow, get down => bolt Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb swallow 1 of 8 senses of swallow Sense 1 swallow, get down => bolt Entailment of verb swallow Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb swallow 8 senses of swallow Sense 1 swallow, get down => consume, ingest, take in take have Sense 2 swallow => demolish, destroy Sense 3 immerse, engross, swallow, swallow up bury, eat up => enclose, inclose, shut in Sense 4 swallow => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize Sense 5 swallow, take back unsay, withdraw => renounce, repudiate Sense 6 swallow => suppress, repress Sense 7 accept live with swallow => endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up Sense 8 swallow => believe Familiarity of verb swallow swallow used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb swallow Sense 1 swallow, get down => consume, ingest, take in take have -------------- Sense 2 swallow => demolish, destroy -------------- Sense 3 immerse, engross, swallow, swallow up bury, eat up => enclose, inclose, shut in -------------- Sense 4 swallow => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize -------------- Sense 5 swallow, take back unsay, withdraw => renounce, repudiate -------------- Sense 6 swallow => suppress, repress -------------- Sense 7 accept live with swallow => endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up -------------- Sense 8 swallow => believe -------------- Overview of verb swallow The verb swallow has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (12) swallow, get down -- (pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!") 2. (4) swallow -- (engulf and destroy, as if by ingestion: "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries") 3. (2) immerse, engross, swallow, swallow up bury, eat up -- (enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter") 4. swallow -- (utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech") 5. swallow, take back unsay, withdraw -- (take back what one has said "He swallowed his words") 6. swallow -- (keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet") 7. accept live with swallow -- (tolerate or accommodate oneself to "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncracies") 8. swallow -- (believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?") Overview of verb swallow The verb swallow has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (12) swallow, get down -- (pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!") 2. (4) swallow -- (engulf and destroy, as if by ingestion: "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries") 3. (2) immerse, engross, swallow, swallow up bury, eat up -- (enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter") 4. swallow -- (utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech") 5. swallow, take back unsay, withdraw -- (take back what one has said "He swallowed his words") 6. swallow -- (keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet") 7. accept live with swallow -- (tolerate or accommodate oneself to "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncracies") 8. swallow -- (believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?")
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