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swallow

Letters that make swallow

s, a, o, l, w are letters that make 'swallow'

Words within swallow

wall, wallow, SW, WA, all, low, AL, Low, Al, allow are words within 'swallow'

Anagrams of swallow

wallows is an anagram of 'swallow'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of swallow

swallows is a word created by adding a letter to 'swallow'

swallow is a 7 letter word starting with s
swallow is a 7 letter word ending with w

11 possible definitions for 'swallow'

Swallow as "a small amount of liquid food"

Under this definition, swallow is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sup has the same meaning as swallow

swallow as a type

'swallow' can be a type of taste, mouthful.

Derivatives of swallow

sup is a derivative of swallow.

Swallow as "believe or accept without questioning or challenge"

Under this definition, swallow is a verb and has the following properties:

swallow as a type

'swallow' can be a type of believe.

Example of swallow used within this context

"Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

Swallow as "tolerate or accommodate oneself to"

Under this definition, swallow is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

accept, live with have the same meaning as 'swallow'

swallow as a type

'swallow' can be a type of put up, abide, tolerate, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, stick out, stand, digest, support.

Derivatives of swallow

sufferance, toleration, acceptance are derivatives of 'swallow'.

Example of swallow used within this context

"I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions", "I swallowed the insult", "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"

Swallow as "keep from expressing"

Under this definition, swallow is a verb and has the following properties:

swallow as a type

'swallow' can be a type of repress, suppress.

Example of swallow used within this context

"I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"

Swallow as "take back what one has said"

Under this definition, swallow is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

withdraw, take back, unsay have the same meaning as 'swallow'

swallow as a type

'swallow' can be a type of disown, renounce, repudiate.

Derivatives of swallow

backdown, climb-down, withdrawal are derivatives of 'swallow'.

Example of swallow used within this context

"He swallowed his words"

Swallow as "utter indistinctly"

Under this definition, swallow is a verb and has the following properties:

swallow as a type

'swallow' can be a type of verbalize, verbalise, speak, mouth, utter, talk.

Example of swallow used within this context

"She swallowed the last words of her speech"

Swallow as "engulf and destroy"

Under this definition, swallow is a verb and has the following properties:

swallow as a type

'swallow' can be a type of demolish, destroy.

Example of swallow used within this context

"The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"

Swallow as "pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking"

Under this definition, swallow is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

get down has the same meaning as swallow

swallow as a type

'swallow' can be a type of take in, have, consume, ingest, take.

Types of swallow

bolt is a type of swallow.

Derivatives of swallow

drink, swallow, deglutition are derivatives of 'swallow'.

Example of swallow used within this context

"Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

Swallow as "enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing"

Under this definition, swallow is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

swallow up, immerse, bury, eat up have the same meaning as 'swallow'

swallow as a type

'swallow' can be a type of enclose, inclose, close in, shut in.

Example of swallow used within this context

"The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

Swallow as "small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations"

Under this definition, swallow is a noun and has the following properties:

swallow as a type

'swallow' can be a type of oscine, oscine bird.

Types of swallow

chimney swallow, white-bellied swallow, barn swallow, Hirundo rustica, cliff swallow, Hirundo pyrrhonota, tree swallow, tree swallow, tree martin, Hirundo nigricans, Iridoprocne bicolor, martin are types of 'swallow'.

Swallow as "the act of swallowing"

Under this definition, swallow is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

drink, deglutition have the same meaning as 'swallow'

swallow as a type

'swallow' can be a type of consumption, intake, ingestion, uptake.

Types of swallow

draft, draught, aerophagia, gulp, swig, sip are types of 'swallow'.

Derivatives of swallow

imbibe, drink, get down, swallow are derivatives of 'swallow'.

Example of swallow used within this context

"one swallow of the liquid was enough", "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"