swallow
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a small amount of liquid food
a sup of ale
Types & categories
- mouthful hypernym
Related & opposite
- sup derivation
Sense 2 verb
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- deglutition derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of swallowing
one swallow of the liquid was enough
Types & categories
- consumption hypernym
- aerophagia hyponym
- gulp hyponym
- sip hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
engulf and destroy
The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries
Types & categories
- demolish hypernym
Sense 5 noun
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
Types & categories
- oscine hypernym
- barn swallow hyponym
- cliff swallow hyponym
- tree martin hyponym
- tree swallow hyponym
- martin hyponym
Sense 6 verb
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
Types & categories
- inclose hypernym
Sense 7 verb
utter indistinctly
She swallowed the last words of her speech
Types & categories
- mouth hypernym
Sense 8 verb
take back what one has said
He swallowed his words
Types & categories
- repudiate hypernym
Related & opposite
- withdrawal derivation
Sense 9 verb
keep from expressing
I swallowed my anger and kept quiet
Types & categories
- repress hypernym
Sense 10 verb
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions
Types & categories
- brook hypernym
Related & opposite
- toleration derivation
Sense 11 verb
believe or accept without questioning or challenge
Am I supposed to swallow that story?
Types & categories
- believe hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sup |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | mouthful |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deglutition |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ingest |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bolt |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | drink |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | swallow |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | consumption |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | aerophagia |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | gulp |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sip |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | demolish |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | oscine |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | barn swallow |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cliff swallow |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tree martin |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tree swallow |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | martin |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | inclose |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | mouth |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | withdrawal |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | repudiate |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | repress |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | toleration |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | brook |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | believe |