Look up: swallow


  1. swallow
    [n] - a small amount of liquid food 2. [n] - small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations 3. [n] - the act of swallowing 4. [v] - pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking 5. [v] - engulf and destroy, as if by i...
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  2. Swallow
    Swal'low noun [ Middle English swalowe , Anglo-Saxon swalewe , swealwe ; akin to Dutch zwaluw , Old High German swalawa , German schwalbe , Icelandic & Swedish svala , Danish svale .] 1....
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/254

  3. Swallow
    Swal'low transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Swallowed ; present participle & verbal noun Swallowing .] [ Middle English swolewen , swolwen , swolhen , Angl...
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  4. Swallow
    Swal'low intransitive verb To perform the act of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe he is unable to swallow .
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  5. Swallow
    Swal'low noun 1. The act of swallowing. 2. The gullet, or esophagus; the throat. 3. Taste; relish; inclination; liking. [ Colloq.] « I have no swallow for it.» Massinger. 4. Capacity for s...
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  6. swallow
    1. To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet, or oesophagus, 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. 'The earth opened her mouth, and swallowed...
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  7. swallow
    sup noun a small amount of liquid food; `a sup of ale`
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  8. swallow
    drink 1 deglutition noun the act of swallowing; `one swallow of the liquid was enough`; `he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips`
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  9. swallow
    noun small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
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  10. swallow
    swallow up verb enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; `The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter`
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  11. Swallow
    • (v. t.) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or insult. • (n.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and ...
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  12. swallow
    any of the 74 species of the bird family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). A few, including the bank swallow, are called martins (see martin; see ... [4 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/194



  1. Swallow
    [band] Swallow were the British-based duo of Mike Mason and Louise Trehy. Signed to 4AD, they only released one studio album and one special remix collection before leaving the label. They moved on to Rough Trade Records for a further EP before they disbanded. ==History== Mike Mason had prev...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow_(band)

  2. Swallow
    [song] "Swallow" is a song by English Britpop band Sleeper, written by the band`s vocalist and guitarist Louise Wener along with guitarist Jon Stewart. It was the first single to be released from their debut album Smart in 1994 (see 1994 in British music). ==Releases== ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow_(song)

  3. Swallow
    Swallow was slang for a female KGB agent who seduced men for purposes of espionage.
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  4. Swallow
    Swallow was slang for a female KGB agent who seduced men for purposes of espionage.
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  5. Swallow
    The USS Swallow was an American Auk Class minesweeper of 890 tons displacement launched and lost during the Second World War. The USS Swallow was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of 105. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and two 40 mm ...
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  6. Swallow
    [disambiguation] Swallow is a family of birds. Swallow may also refer to: ==Vehicles and transport== ==Music== ==People== ==Sports teams== ==Other uses== ...
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  7. Swallow
    The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Swallow is used colloquially in Europe as a synonym for the Barn Swallow. This family comprises two subfamilies: Pseudochelidoninae (the river martins of...
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  8. swallow
    1. a small amount of liquid food
    2. small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

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  9. swallow
    to move food or drinks down the throat
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  10. swallow
    swallow, common name for small perching birds of almost worldwide distribution. There are about 100 species of swallows, including the martins, which belong to the same family. Swallows have long, narrow wings, forked tails, and weak feet. They are extremely graceful in flight, making abrupt changes...
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  11. Swallow
    The Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is a migratory bird of the family Hirundinidae native to Europe, Asia and Africa, visiting Britain in April and staying until late September. The upper parts of the Swallow are uniformly blue-black in colour, with a patch of red on the forehead. The chin is also red, an...
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  12. swallow
    Type: Term Pronunciation: swol′ō Definitions: 1. To pass anything through the fauces, pharynx, and esophagus into the stomach; to perform deglutition.
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  13. swallow
    Any bird of the family Hirundinidae of small, insect-eating birds in the order Passeriformes, with long, narrow wings, and deeply forked tails. Swallows feed while flying, capturing winged insects in the mouth, which is lined with bristles made viscid (sticky) by a salivary secretion
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