Definition of swallow

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Swallow (n.) As much as is, or can be, swallowed at once; as, a swallow of water..

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Swallow :: Swallow (n.) Capacity for swallowing; voracity.
Drink :: Drink (v. i.) To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink from a spring..
Quaff :: Quaff (v. t.) To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts.
Drink :: Drink (n.) Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or decoctions..
Engouled :: Engouled (a.) Partly swallowed; disappearing in the jaws of anything; as, an infant engouled by a serpent; said also of an ordinary, when its two ends to issue from the mouths of lions, or the like; as, a bend engouled..
Priestcap :: Priestcap (n.) A form of redan, so named from its shape; -- called also swallowtail..
Engulfment :: Engulfment (n.) A swallowing up as if in a gulf.
Bird''s-nest :: Bird's-nest (n.) The nest of a small swallow (Collocalia nidifica and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or insult..
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..
Engorged :: Engorged (p. a.) Swallowed with greediness, or in large draughts..
Swallowfish :: Swallower (n.) One who swallows; also, a glutton..
Progne :: Progne (n.) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See Martin.
Guzzle :: Guzzle (v. t.) To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To seize and waste; to exhaust; to consume.
Regurgitation :: Regurgitation (n.) The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.
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..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To engross; to appropriate; -- usually with up.
Merge :: Merge (v. t.) To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.
Gurge :: Gurge (v. t.) To swallow up.
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