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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Swallow \Swal"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swallowed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Swallowing.] [OE. swolewen, swolwen, swolhen, AS.
swelgan; akin to D. zwelgen, OHG. swelahan, swelgan, G.
schwelgen to feast, to revel, Icel. svelgia to swallow, SW.
sv["a]lja, Dan. sv[ae]lge. Cf. Groundsel a plant.]
1. To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet,
or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or
drink.
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As if I had swallowed snowballs for pills. --Shak.
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2. To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb --
usually followed by up. --Milton.
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The earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up,
and their houses. --Num. xvi.
32.
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3. To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without
examination or scruple; to receive implicitly.
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Though that story . . . be not so readily swallowed.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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4. To engross; to appropriate; -- usually with up.
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Homer excels . . . in this, that he swallowed up the
honor of those who succeeded him. --Pope.
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5. To occupy; to take up; to employ.
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The necessary provision of the life swallows the
greatest part of their time. --Locke.
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6. To seize and waste; to exhaust; to consume.
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Corruption swallowed what the liberal hand
Of bounty scattered. --Thomson.
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7. To retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions.
``Swallowed his vows whole.'' --Shak.
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8. To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation;
as, to swallow an affront or insult.
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Syn: To absorb; imbibe; ingulf; engross; consume. See
Absorb.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Swallow \Swal"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swallowed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Swallowing.] [OE. swolewen, swolwen, swolhen, AS.
swelgan; akin to D. zwelgen, OHG. swelahan, swelgan, G.
schwelgen to feast, to revel, Icel. svelgia to swallow, SW.
sv["a]lja, Dan. sv[ae]lge. Cf. Groundsel a plant.]
1. To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet,
or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or
drink.
As if I had swallowed snowballs for pills. --Shak.
2. To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb --
usually followed by up. --Milton.
The earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up,
and their houses. --Num. xvi.
32.
3. To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without
examination or scruple; to receive implicitly.
Though that story . . . be not so readily swallowed.
--Sir T.
Browne.
4. To engross; to appropriate; -- usually with up.
Homer excels . . . in this, that he swallowed up the
honor of those who succeeded him. --Pope.
5. To occupy; to take up; to employ.
The necessary provision of the life swallows the
greatest part of their time. --Locke.
6. To seize and waste; to exhaust; to consume.
Corruption swallowed what the liberal hand Of bounty
scattered. --Thomson.
7. To retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions.
``Swallowed his vows whole.'' --Shak.
8. To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation;
as, to swallow an affront or insult.
Syn: To absorb; imbibe; ingulf; engross; consume. See
Absorb.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
swallowing
n.
The act of swallow#Verb.
vb.
(present participle of en swallow nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
swallowing
n.
The act of swallow#Verb.
vb.
(present participle of en swallow nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
swallowing
n.
The act of swallow#Verb.
vb.
(present participle of en swallow nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
swallowing
n.
The act of swallow#Verb.
vb.
(present participle of en swallow nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
swallowing
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm s wallow ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
swallowing
Engelska a.
(avledning en swallow ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb swallow)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Swallowing /swˈɒləʊɪŋ/ البلعFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
swallowing /swˈɒləʊɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]polykání
swallowing /swˈɒləʊɪŋ/ hinunterschluckend, schluckend see: swallow, swallowed, swallows, swallowed, swallows, swallowedFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]/ˈswɑɫoʊɪŋ/
吞咽; 下咽运动