Definition of swallow

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Swallow (v. t.) To seize and waste; to exhaust; to consume.

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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..
Linchi :: Linchi (n.) An esculent swallow.
Priestcap :: Priestcap (n.) A form of redan, so named from its shape; -- called also swallowtail..
Capsule :: Capsule (n.) A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.
Ingurgitation :: Ingurgitation (n.) The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed.
Suck :: Suck (v. t.) To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up..
Guzzle :: Guzzle (v. i.) To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much or frequently.
Swallowed :: Swallow (n.) The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.
Yawn :: Yawn (v. i.) To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions..
Fork-tailed :: Fork-tailed (a.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
Cultrivorous :: Cultrivorous (a.) Devouring knives; swallowing, or pretending to swallow, knives; -- applied to persons who have swallowed, or have seemed to swallow, knives with impunity..
Republican :: Republican (n.) The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together..
Ruminant :: Ruminant (a.) Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia.
Swallow :: Swallow (n.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight..
Sea Swallow :: Sea swallow () The gannet.
Engulf :: Engulf (v. t.) To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.
Ruminate :: Ruminate (v. i.) To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.
Introsume :: Introsume (v. t.) To draw in; to swallow.
Trichina :: Trichina (n.) A small, slender nematoid worm (Trichina spiralis) which, in the larval state, is parasitic, often in immense numbers, in the voluntary muscles of man, the hog, and many other animals. When insufficiently cooked meat containing the larvae is swallowed by man, they are liberated and rapidly become adult, pair, and the ovoviviparous females produce in a short time large numbers of young which find their way into the muscles, either directly, or indirectly by means of the blood. Their
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