Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "swallow" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

out regurgitate spit spit out throw throw up up

Derived Terms

American cliff swallow Chilean swallow bank swallow barn swallow bitter pill to swallow blue swallow bridge swallow cave swallow chimney swallow cliff swallow difficult pill to swallow esculent swallow fairy swallow green swallow hard pill to swallow hard to swallow look like one swallowed a bug mosque swallow one swallow does not make a summer pill to swallow red-rumped swallow river swallow rough-winged swallow sea swallow swallow a bitter pill swallow dive swallow down swallow hole swallow one's pride swallow one's words swallow tanager swallow the anchor swallow the dictionary swallow the leek swallow up swallow-tail swallow-tailed swallow-wort swallowable tough pill to swallow tree swallow violet-green swallow welcome swallow window swallow

Etymologically Related To

swill

Context

nautical nigeria

Prerequisites

chew

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

abide bear believe brook close in consume consumption demolish destroy digest disown enclose endure have hold back inclose ingest ingestion intake keep keep back mouth mouthful oscine oscine bird put up renounce repudiate restrain shut in speak stand stick out stomach suffer support take take in talk taste tolerate uptake utter verbalise verbalize

Type Of (IsA)

bird consumption oscine single taste

Manner Of

believe demolish hold back renounce talk

Related Terms

dysphagia martlet

Related Terms

absorb abyss accept action activity after after chewing aperture appropriate bear believe bird block body body action carbohydrate chasm chew chewing consume consuming consuming food dish down down food down throat downing downing food drink drink down dysphagia eat eat liquid eating engross family feed food gulp hirundinidae ingest ingest food insect liquid long martlet mouth move movement oesophagus or bird patiently process put up with recant reeve retaliation retract rope small stomach tail taking taking food throat throat action throat activity throat movement throat process wing

Synonym Network

absorb accept brook buy consume disavow gulp immerse martin

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