| Swallow (swallow) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Swal"low |
| [OE. swalowe,
AS. swalewe, swealwe; akin to D. zwaluw, OHG.
swalawa, G. schwalbe, Icel. *** Sw. svala, Dan.
svale.] |
Any one of
numerous species of passerine birds of the family
Hirundinidæ, especially one of those species in which the
tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and are noted
for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight.
Any one of numerous
species of swifts which resemble the true swallows in form and habits,
as the common American chimney swallow, or swift.
The aperture in a block
through which the rope reeves.
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| Swallow (swallow) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Swal"low |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Swallowed (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Swallowing.] [OE. swolewen, swolwen,
swolhen, AS. swelgan] akin to D. zwelgen, OHG.
swelahan, swelg |
To take into the stomach; to receive through
the gullet, or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food
or drink.
To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf;
to absorb -- usually followed by up.
To receive or embrace, as opinions or
belief, without examination or scruple; to receive
implicitly.
To engross; to appropriate; -- usually with
up.
To occupy; to take up; to employ.
To seize and waste; to exhaust; to
consume.
To retract; to recant; as, to
swallow one's opinions.
To put up with; to bear patiently or
without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or
insult.
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| Swallow (swallow) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Swal"low |
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To perform the act
of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe he is unable to
swallow.
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| Swallow (swallow) |
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| n. | |
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| Swal"low |
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The
act of swallowing.
The gullet, or esophagus; the
throat.
Taste; relish; inclination; liking.
Capacity for swallowing;
voracity.
As much as is, or can be, swallowed at
once; as, a swallow of water.
That which ingulfs; a whirlpool.
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