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swallow up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | swallow up - enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"eat up, immerse, swallow, buryinclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
Translationsswallow1 (ˈswoləu) verb1. to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach. Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow. 咽下 咽下2. to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest. You'll never get her to swallow that story! 輕信，忍受 轻信，忍受 noun an act of swallowing. 咽 咽swallow one's pride to behave humbly eg by making an apology. 拋下面子 谦逊swallow up to cause to disappear completely. She was swallowed up in the crowd. 淹沒 淹没swallow up
swallow up1. To eat something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "swallow" and "up." Rich is a fine dinner guest—he just swallows up anything I put on the table! I highly doubt that my little dog swallowed a rabbit up.2. To fully consume or envelope someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "swallow" and "up." Can you believe that sinkhole swallowed up three cars?See also: swallow, upswallow someone or something up 1. Lit. to eat or gobble up someone or something. The fairy-tale wolf threatened to swallow the pig up in one bite. The wolf swallowed up the meat in one bite. 2. Fig. to engulf or contain something. The vast garage seemed to swallow the cars up. The huge sweater swallowed up the tiny child.See also: swallow, upswallow tail
dovetail  dovetail, 2  dovetail, 1  dovecote 1. A splayed tenon, shaped like a dove’s tail, broader at its end than at its base.MedicalSeeswallowswallow up
Related to swallow up: for the most part, wreak havocSynonyms for swallow upverb enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowingSynonymsRelated Words- inclose
- shut in
- close in
- enclose
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