swallow

IPA: swˈɑɫoʊ

(archaic) A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
(archaic) The mouth and throat; that which is used for swallowing; the gullet.
The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
(nautical) The opening in a pulley block between the sheave and shell through which the rope passes.
(Nigeria) Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing.
A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
A surname.
A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA1703).

(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
(transitive) To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
(intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.
(transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
(intransitive) To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
(transitive) To retract; to recant.
(transitive) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.

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