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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
swal•low1 /ˈswɑloʊ/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. Physiologyto take (food or liquid) down the throat with a muscular action: [~ + object]He couldn't swallow the meat.[no object]I tried to swallow, but my mouth was too dry.
  2. to take in so as to assimilate, absorb, or cause to disappear:[~ (+ up) + object]He'll be swallowed (up) in a crowd if he goes to such a big university.
  3. to accept without question, suspicion, or opposition:[~ + object]He swallowed her lies about going out for a drive.
  4. to keep in or suppress (emotion, pride, etc.):[~ + object]He swallowed his anger and spoke quietly in reply.
  5. to take back;
    retract:[~ + object]If he makes another statement like that I'll make him swallow his words!
  6. to pronounce (words) poorly;
    mutter:[~ + object]She seems to swallow her words, especially at the ends of sentences.

n. [countable]
  1. Physiologyan act or instance of swallowing:a nervous swallow before answering.
  2. an amount swallowed at one time:one more swallow of this medicine.

swal•low2 /ˈswɑloʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Birdsa small, long-winged, fork-tailed songbird noted for its swift, graceful flight.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
swal•low1  (swol′ō),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. Physiologyto take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances.
  2. to take in so as to envelop;
    withdraw from sight;
    assimilate or absorb:He was swallowed by the crowd.
  3. to accept without question or suspicion.
  4. to accept without opposition;
    put up with:to swallow an insult.
  5. to accept for lack of an alternative:Consumers will have to swallow new price hikes.
  6. to suppress (emotion, a laugh, a sob, etc.) as if by drawing it down one's throat.
  7. to take back;
    retract:to swallow one's words.
  8. to enunciate poorly;
    mutter:He swallowed his words.

v.i. 
  1. Physiologyto perform the act of swallowing.

n. 
  1. Physiologythe act or an instance of swallowing.
  2. a quantity swallowed at one time;
    a mouthful:Take one swallow of brandy.
  3. Physiologycapacity for swallowing.
  4. Naval TermsAlso called crown, throat. [Naut., Mach.]the space in a block, between the groove of the sheave and the shell, through which the rope runs.
  • bef. 1000; (verb, verbal) Middle English swalwen, variant of swelwen, Old English swelgan; cognate with German schwelgen; akin to Old Norse svelgja; (noun, nominal) Middle English swalwe, swolgh throat, abyss, whirlpool, Old English geswelgh (see y-); akin to Middle Low German swelch, Old High German swelgo glutton, Old Norse svelgr whirlpool, devourer
swal′low•a•ble, adj. 
swal′low•er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged eat, gulp, drink.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged engulf, devour.
    • 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gulp, draught, drink.
swal•low2  (swol′ō),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of numerous small, long-winged passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, noted for their swift, graceful flight and for the extent and regularity of their migrations. Cf. bank swallow, barn swallow, martin. 
  2. Birdsany of several unrelated, swallowlike birds, as the chimney swift.
  • bef. 900; Middle English swalwe, Old English swealwe; cognate with German Schwalbe, Old Norse svala

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
swallow / ˈswɒləʊ/ (mainly tr)
  1. to pass (food, drink, etc) through the mouth to the stomach by means of the muscular action of the oesophagus
  2. (often followed by up) to engulf or destroy as if by ingestion
  3. to believe gullibly: he will never swallow such an excuse
  4. to refrain from uttering or manifesting: to swallow one's disappointment
  5. to endure without retaliation
  6. to enunciate (words, etc) indistinctly; mutter
  7. (often followed by down) to eat or drink reluctantly
  8. (intransitive) to perform or simulate the act of swallowing, as in gulping
  1. the act of swallowing
  2. the amount swallowed at any single time; mouthful

  3. another word for throat, gullet
Etymology: Old English swelgan; related to Old Norse svelga, Old High German swelgan to swallow, Swedish svalg gulletˈswallowableˈswallower
swallow / ˈswɒləʊ/
  1. any passerine songbird of the family Hirundinidae, esp Hirundo rustica (common or barn swallow), having long pointed wings, a forked tail, short legs, and a rapid flight
Etymology: Old English swealwe; related to Old Frisian swale, Old Norse svala, Old High German swalwa
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