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English Definitions
swallow
N
a small amount of liquid food
swallow
N
the act of swallowing
swallow
N
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
swallow
V
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
swallow
V
engulf and destroy
swallow
V
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
swallow
V
utter indistinctly
swallow
V
take back what one has said
swallow
V
keep from expressing
swallow
V
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
swallow
V
believe or accept without questioning or challenge
N
a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water
N
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
N
Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow
swallow up
V
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
N
perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
(especially of butterflies and birds) having a forked tail like that of a swallow
N
a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back
N
graceful North American black-and-white kite
N
graceful North American black-and-white kite
swallowtail
N
a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back
N
tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
swallowwort
N
perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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