Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
the act of swallowing
"one swallow of the liquid was enough"
"he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
verb
Sense 2
"Swallow the raw fish--it won''t kill you!"
Kinds of:
bolt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 3
"The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 4
"She swallowed the last words of her speech"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"He swallowed his words"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 6
"I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
"Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
Type of:
believe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
noun
Sense 9
verb
Sense 10
"The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 11
"I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"
"I swallowed the insult"
"She has learned to live with her husband''s little idiosyncracies"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
49
Times Searched
23
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