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Swallow (Verb)

Meaning 1

Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • The thick fog swallowed the city, reducing visibility to almost zero.
  • The massive storm cloud swallowed the plane, and communication with it was lost.
  • The huge, old tree swallowed the small garden shed with its sprawling branches.
  • Darkness swallowed the valley, making it difficult to navigate at night.
  • The flash flood swallowed the small village, resulting in significant loss of life.

Synonyms

  • Immerse
  • Eat Up
  • Swallow Up
  • Bury

Hypernyms

  • Shut In
  • Inclose
  • Enclose

Meaning 2

Take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • She realized she had gone too far and had to swallow her insults.
  • After offending the boss, Jack swallowed his defiance and apologized.
  • He swallowed his teasing words and began to help his sister instead.
  • In an attempt to keep the peace, she swallowed her sharp retort.
  • As soon as he said it, he wished he could swallow those hurtful words.

Synonyms

  • Unsay
  • Withdraw
  • Take Back

Hypernyms

  • Repudiate
  • Renounce

Meaning 3

Believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Examples

  • People were skeptical and refused to swallow the politician's claim of innocence.
  • He expected me to swallow his excuse, but I wasn't buying it.
  • Are you suggesting that we just swallow this large increase in price without any explanation?
  • It's not easy to swallow the information that someone has been deceiving you all along.
  • I'm not going to swallow that ridiculous explanation without questioning its validity.

Meaning 4

Pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Examples

  • Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you.
  • You have to swallow the pill whole, don't chew on it.
  • She took a big sip of the cold drink and swallowed quickly.
  • After taking the medication, swallow with water to ensure it goes down smoothly.
  • He told his child to swallow the cough syrup even though it didn't taste great.

Synonyms

  • Get Down

Related Words

  • Swallow (noun)

Meaning 5

Engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries".

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Examples

  • The heavy flames swallowed the entire house leaving nothing but ashes.
  • In the 1997 Asian financial crisis, several international banks swallowed failing institutions to minimize losses.
  • Industrialization has swallowed the wildlife that once inhabited the wetlands near the cities.
  • By 1963, neighboring countries swallowed Tibet through the help of their communist ideology.
  • Commercialization swallowed many family-owned businesses in the downtown area during the rapid urbanization of the 1990s.

Hypernyms

  • Destroy

Meaning 6

Utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • He was speaking so rapidly that he swallowed the entire last sentence of his warning.
  • As the voice trembled, she swallowed the final phrase of her apology.
  • Speaking in hushed tones, the priest seemed to swallow the final words of the blessing.
  • His voice faded as he spoke the last ten words, swallowing several in the silence.
  • With tears choking her voice, she nearly swallowed the name of her loved one.

Hypernyms

  • Speak
  • Verbalise
  • Verbalize
  • Mouth
  • Utter

Meaning 7

Keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Examples

  • I swallowed my pride and apologized to her for the misunderstanding.
  • She swallowed her fear and agreed to skydive for the first time.
  • He swallowed his doubts and proposed to his long-term girlfriend.
  • They swallowed their disagreement and put on a united front at the meeting.
  • I swallowed my disappointment and congratulated him on his success.

Hypernyms

  • Keep
  • Keep Back
  • Hold Back

Meaning 8

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 idiosyncrasies".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Examples

  • I'll have to swallow the criticism and keep doing my job.
  • He knows his wife's constant lateness is something he'll have to learn to swallow.
  • The crowd was hostile, but the comedian knew he had to swallow the heckling and keep performing.
  • After being constantly reminded of her limitations, she learned to swallow her pride and ask for help.
  • She had to swallow her resentment towards her stepmother and pretend everything was fine.

Synonyms

  • Accept
  • Live With

Hypernyms

  • Suffer
  • Abide
  • Put Up
  • Endure
  • Bear
  • Tolerate
  • Support
  • Brook
  • Stomach
  • Stand
  • Digest
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