swallow
noun countable
/ˈswɒləʊ/
Word Forms
| singular | swallow |
| plural | swallows |
© PHOTODISC
- 1a small bird whose tail has two points like a forkSynonyms and related wordsSpecies of birdbantambarn owlbird of paradise
- 2a movement in your throat that makes food or drink go down into your stomachSynonyms and related wordsThe mouth and throatAdam’s appleagapecorner
- 3
one swallow doesn’t make a summer
used to say that one good thing can not change the overall situationOne swallow doesn’t make a summer, but I believe our hopes of getting financial support for the project are well-founded.Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 16/11/2018
swallow
noun countable
/ˈswɑloʊ/
Word Forms
| singular | swallow |
| plural | swallows |
© PHOTODISC
- 1a small bird whose tail has two points like a forkSynonyms and related wordsSpecies of birdbantambarn owlbird of paradise
- 2a movement in your throat that makes food or drink go down into your stomachSynonyms and related wordsThe mouth and throatAdam’s appleagapecorner
- 3
one swallow doesn’t make a summer
used to say that one good thing can not change the overall situationOne swallow doesn’t make a summer, but I believe our hopes of getting financial support for the project are well-founded.Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 16/11/2018
swallow
verb
/ˈswɒləʊ/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | swallow |
| he/she/it | swallows |
| present participle | swallowing |
| past tense | swallowed |
| past participle | swallowed |
- 1intransitive/transitive Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to make food or drink go from your mouth down through your throat and into your stomach
She quickly swallowed the rest of her coffee.
I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow.
Synonyms and related wordsGeneral words meaning to eateatswallowhaveSynonyms and related wordsGeneral words meaning to drinkdrinkswallowhave- 1aintransitive to make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing food
Tim swallowed nervously before replying.
Synonyms and related wordsTo use or to move the mouth or throatclear your throatdribbledrool
- 2transitive informalto believe something that is unlikely to be true
I found the film’s ending a bit hard to swallow.
Synonyms and related wordsTo believe or accept that something is true or existsthinkbelieve insuppose
phrases
phrasal verbs
swallow up
swallow
verb
/ˈswɑloʊ/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | swallow |
| he/she/it | swallows |
| present participle | swallowing |
| past tense | swallowed |
| past participle | swallowed |
- 1intransitive/transitive Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to make food or drink go from your mouth down through your throat and into your stomach
She quickly swallowed the rest of her coffee.
I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow.
Synonyms and related wordsGeneral words meaning to eateatswallowhaveSynonyms and related wordsGeneral words meaning to drinkdrinkswallowhave- 1aintransitive to make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing food
Tim swallowed nervously before replying.
Synonyms and related wordsTo use or to move the mouth or throatclear your throatdribbledrool
- 2transitive informalto believe something that is unlikely to be true
I found the movie’s ending a bit hard to swallow.
Synonyms and related wordsTo believe or accept that something is true or existsthinkbelieve insuppose
phrases
phrasal verbs
swallow up
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