Definition of swallow

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Swallow (v. t.) To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet, or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or drink..

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Vincetoxin :: Vincetoxin (n.) A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort (Vincetoxicum officinale, a plant of the Asclepias family) as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; -- called also asclepiadin, and cynanchin..
Sea Swallow :: Sea swallow () The gannet.
Flapdragon :: Flapdragon (v. t.) To swallow whole, as a flapdragon; to devour..
Swallowed :: Swallow (n.) The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.
Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To swallow without chewing; as, to bolt food..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To occupy; to take up; to employ.
Yawn :: Yawn (v. i.) To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings..
Swallow :: Swallowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swallo.
Fissirostral :: Fissirostral (a.) Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part, as in the case of swallows and goatsuckers..
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up..
Asclepias :: Asclepias (n.) A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties..
Drink :: Drink (v. t.) To swallow (a liquid); to receive, as a fluid, into the stomach; to imbibe; as, to drink milk or water..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet, or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or drink..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. i.) To perform the act of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe he is unable to swallow..
Choke Pear :: Choke pear () A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth..
Englut :: Englut (v. t.) To swallow or gulp down.
Politzerization :: Politzerization (n.) The act of inflating the middle ear by blowing air up the nose during the act of swallowing; -- so called from Prof. Politzer of Vienna, who first practiced it..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without examination or scruple; to receive implicitly..
Gorge :: Gorge (n.) That which is gorged or swallowed, especially by a hawk or other fowl..
Sea Swallow :: Sea swallow () The common tern.
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