Definition of Swallow

Noun

  • small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
  • the act of swallowing
    "one swallow of the liquid was enough"
    "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
  • a small amount of liquid food
    "a sup of ale"

Verb

  • believe or accept without questioning or challenge
    "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
  • tolerate or accommodate oneself to
    "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"
    "I swallowed the insult"
    "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
    - live with
  • keep from expressing
    "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
  • take back what one has said
    "He swallowed his words"
    - take back
  • utter indistinctly
    "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
  • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
    "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
    - swallow up - eat up
  • engulf and destroy
    "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
  • pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
    "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
    - get down
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Word games points for the Swallow

  • Scrabble® score of the swallow (13)
  • Word Chums® score of the swallow (17)
  • Words With Friends® score of the swallow (15)

Unscramble swallow

54 unscramble word found using the letters swallow.
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