swallow
verb
[ ˈswɒləʊ ]
• cause or allow (something, especially food or drink) to pass down the throat.
• "she swallowed a mouthful slowly"
Similar:
eat,
gulp down,
consume,
devour,
eat up,
put away,
gobble (up),
bolt (down),
wolf down,
stuff down,
gorge oneself on,
feast on,
polish off,
ingest,
assimilate,
scoff,
get outside of,
drink,
guzzle,
quaff,
imbibe,
sup,
slurp,
suck,
sip,
swig,
swill down,
slug,
down,
toss off,
neck,
chug,
• take in and cause to disappear; engulf.
• "the dark mist swallowed her up"
Similar:
engulf,
swamp,
devour,
flood over,
overwhelm,
overcome,
bury,
drown,
inundate,
take over,
absorb,
assimilate,
incorporate,
overrun,
swallow
noun
• an act of swallowing something, especially food or drink.
• "he downed his drink in one swallow"
Origin:
Old English swelgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwelgen and German schwelgen .
swallow
noun
• a migratory swift-flying songbird with a forked tail and long pointed wings, feeding on insects in flight.
Origin:
Old English swealwe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaluw and German Schwalbe .
