swallow
English Thesaurus
1. the act of swallowing (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake, |
| definition | : | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | aerophagia, |
| definition | : | swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sip, |
| definition | : | a small drink (noun.act) |
2. small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | oscine, oscine bird, |
| definition | : | passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | barn swallow, chimney swallow, hirundo rustica, |
| definition | : | common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cliff swallow, hirundo pyrrhonota, |
| definition | : | North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | hirundo nigricans, tree martin, tree swallow, |
| definition | : | of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | iridoprocne bicolor, tree swallow, white-bellied swallow, |
| definition | : | bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | martin, |
| definition | : | any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas (noun.animal) |
3. a small amount of liquid food (noun.food)
4. believe or accept without questioning or challenge (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | believe, |
| definition | : | accept as true; take to be true (verb.cognition) |
5. tolerate or accommodate oneself to (verb.cognition)
6. keep from expressing (verb.cognition)
7. take back what one has said (verb.communication)
8. utter indistinctly (verb.communication)
9. engulf and destroy (verb.competition)
10. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking (verb.consumption)
| hyponym | : | bolt, |
| definition | : | swallow hastily (verb.consumption) |
11. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing (verb.contact)
12. the act of swallowing (noun.act)
13. a small amount of liquid food (noun.food)
| derivation | : | sup, |
| definition | : | take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon (verb.consumption) |
14. tolerate or accommodate oneself to (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | acceptance, sufferance, toleration, |
| definition | : | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations (noun.attribute) |
15. take back what one has said (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | backdown, climb-down, withdrawal, |
| definition | : | a retraction of a previously held position (noun.communication) |
16. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | deglutition, drink, swallow, |
| definition | : | the act of swallowing (noun.act) |
17. the act of swallowing (noun.act)
18. a small amount of liquid food (noun.food)
| derivation | : | sup, |
| definition | : | take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon (verb.consumption) |
19. tolerate or accommodate oneself to (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | acceptance, sufferance, toleration, |
| definition | : | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations (noun.attribute) |
20. take back what one has said (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | backdown, climb-down, withdrawal, |
| definition | : | a retraction of a previously held position (noun.communication) |
21. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | deglutition, drink, swallow, |
| definition | : | the act of swallowing (noun.act) |
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