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swallowing swallowing definition

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?") 



swallowing definition