Definitions for swallow
ˈswɒl oʊswal·low

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swallow, supnoun

   a small amount of liquid food

   "a sup of ale"

2. swallow, drink, deglutitionnoun

   the act of swallowing

   "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"

3. swallowverb

   small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

4. swallow, get downverb

   pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

   "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

5. swallowverb

   engulf and destroy

   "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"

6. immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat upverb

   enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

   "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

7. swallowverb

   utter indistinctly

   "She swallowed the last words of her speech"

8. swallow, take back, unsay, withdrawverb

   take back what one has said

   "He swallowed his words"

9. swallowverb

   keep from expressing

   "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"

10. accept, live with, swallowverb

    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"

11. swallowverb

    believe or accept without questioning or challenge

    "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swallownoun

   A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.

2. Etymology: Late swelg, from Germanic (related to Etymology 1, above).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swallownoun

   A small bird of passage, or, as some say, a bird that lies hid and sleeps in the Winter.

   Etymology: swalewe , Saxon.

   The swallow follows not Summer more willingly than we your lordship. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

   Daffodils,
   That come before the swallow dares. William Shakespeare.

   The swallows make use of celandine, and the linnet of euphragia. More.

   When swallows fleet soar high and sport in air,
   He told us that the welkin would be clear. John Gay.

   The swallow sweeps
   The slimy pool, to build his hanging house
   Intent. James Thomson, Spring.

2. Swallownoun

   The throat; voracity.

   Etymology: swalewe , Saxon.

   Had this man of merit and mortification been called to account for his ungodly swallow, in gorging down the estates of helpless widows and orphans, he would have told them that it was all for charitable uses. South.

3. To Swallowverb

   Etymology: swelgan , Saxon; swelgen, Dutch.

   1. To take down the throat.

   I swallow down my spittle. Job vii. 19.

   If little faults
   Shall not be wink’d at, how shall we stretch our eye,
   Whose capital crimes chew’d, swallow’d, and digested,
   Appear before us? William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   Men are, at a venture, of the religion of the country; and must therefore swallow down opinions, as silly people do empiricks pills, and have nothing to do but believe that they will do the cure. John Locke.

   2. To receive without examination.

   Consider and judge of it as a matter of reason, and not swallow it without examination as a matter of faith. John Locke.

   3. To engross; to appropriate.

   Far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. 2 Sa.

   excels all the inventors of other arts in this, that he has swallowed up the honour of those who succeeded him. Alexander Pope.

   4. To absorb; to take in; to sink in any abyss; to engulph.

   Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
   Against the churches, though the yesty waves
   Confound and swallow navigation up. William Shakespeare.

   I may be pluck’d into the swallowing womb
   Of this deep pit, poor Bassianus’ grave. William Shakespeare, Tit. Andron.

   Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. xv. 54.

   If the earth open her mouth and swallow them up, ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord. Num. xvi.

   In bogs swallow’d up and lost. John Milton.

   He hid many things from us, not that they would swallow up our understanding, but divert our attention from what is more important. Decay of Piety.

   Nature would abhor
   To be forced back again upon herself,
   And like a whirlpool swallow her own streams. John Dryden, Oedipus.

   Should not the sad occasion swallow up
   My other cares, and draw them all into it? Addison.

   Cities overturn’d,
   And late at night in swallowing earthquake sunk. James Thomson.

   5. To devour; to destroy.

   The necessary provision for life swallows the greatest part of their time. John Locke.

   Corruption swallow’d what the liberal hand
   Of bounty scatter’d. James Thomson, Autumn.

   6. To be lost in any thing; to be given up.

   The priest and the prophet are swallowed up of wine. Is.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swallow

   The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae, are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica. Highly adapted to aerial feeding, they have a distinctive appearance. The term "swallow" is used colloquially in Europe as a synonym for the barn swallow. Around 90 species of Hirundinidae are known, divided into 19 genera, with the greatest diversity found in Africa, which is also thought to be where they evolved as hole-nesters. They also occur on a number of oceanic islands. A number of European and North American species are long-distance migrants; by contrast, the West and South African swallows are nonmigratory. This family comprises two subfamilies: Pseudochelidoninae (the river martins of the genus Pseudochelidon) and Hirundininae (all other swallows, martins, and saw-wings). In the Old World, the name "martin" tends to be used for the squarer-tailed species, and the name "swallow" for the more fork-tailed species; however, this distinction does not represent a real evolutionary separation. In the New World, "martin" is reserved for members of the genus Progne. (These two systems are responsible for the same species being called sand martin in the Old World and bank swallow in the New World.)

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1. swallow

   A swallow is a type of small or medium-sized bird from the family Hirundinidae, renowned for their flight ability and elegant aerial movements. It is also a term used to refer to the act of moving food or drink down the throat and into the stomach.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swallownoun

   any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, 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

2. Swallownoun

   any one of numerous species of swifts which resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the common American chimney swallow, or swift

3. Swallownoun

   the aperture in a block through which the rope reeves

4. Swallowverb

   to take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet, or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or drink

5. Swallowverb

   to draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb -- usually followed by up

6. Swallowverb

   to receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without examination or scruple; to receive implicitly

7. Swallowverb

   to engross; to appropriate; -- usually with up

8. Swallowverb

   to occupy; to take up; to employ

9. Swallowverb

   to seize and waste; to exhaust; to consume

10. Swallowverb

    to retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions

11. Swallowverb

    to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or insult

12. Swallowverb

    to perform the act of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe he is unable to swallow

13. Swallownoun

    the act of swallowing

14. Swallownoun

    the gullet, or esophagus; the throat

15. Swallownoun

    taste; relish; inclination; liking

16. Swallownoun

    capacity for swallowing; voracity

17. Swallownoun

    as much as is, or can be, swallowed at once; as, a swallow of water

18. Swallownoun

    that which ingulfs; a whirlpool

19. Etymology: [OE. swalowe, AS. swalewe, swealwe; akin to D. zwaluw, OHG. swalawa, G. schwalbe, Icel. & Sw. svala, Dan. svale.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swallow

   The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Swallow is used colloquially in Europe as a synonym for the Barn Swallow. This family comprises two subfamilies: Pseudochelidoninae and Hirundininae. Within the Old World, the name "martin" tends to be used for the squarer-tailed species, and the name "swallow" for the more fork-tailed species; however, there is no scientific distinction between these two groups. Within the New World, "martin" is reserved for members of the genus Progne. The entire family contains around 83 species in 19 genera. The swallows have a cosmopolitan distribution across the world and breed on all the continents except Antarctica. It is believed that this family originated in Africa as hole-nesters; Africa still has the greatest diversity of species. They also occur on a number of oceanic islands. A number of European and North American species are long-distance migrants; by contrast, the West and South African swallows are non-migratory. A few species of swallow and martin are threatened with extinction by human activities, although other species have benefited from human changes to the environment and live around humans.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swallow

   swol′ō, n. a migratory bird with long wings, which seizes its insect food on the wing: a genus (Hirundo) and family (Hirundinidæ) of passerine birds, with long and pointed wings.—adj. Swall′ow-tailed, like a swallow's tail in form, forked and pointed—of a dress-coat. [A.S. swalewe; Ger. schwalbe.]

2. Swallow

   swol′ō, v.t. to receive through the gullet into the stomach: to engulf: to absorb: to occupy: to exhaust.—n. Swall′ower. [A.S. swelgan, to swallow; cog. with Ger. schwelgen.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swallow

   The score of a block.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SWALLOW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Swallow is ranked #11003 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Swallow surname appeared 2,891 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Swallow.
   
   88.9% or 2,572 total occurrences were White.
   4.6% or 133 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.4% or 70 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.1% or 61 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1% or 29 total occurrences were Black.
   0.9% or 26 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Believe
   • Destroy
   • Enclose
   • Keep
   • Renounce
   • Taste
   • Tolerate
   • Utter

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'swallow' in Verbs Frequency: #679

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce swallow?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say swallow in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of swallow in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of swallow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of swallow in a Sentence

1. Blake Lively:

   I think any jokes about rape, homophobia or Hitler is not a joke, i think that was a hard thing swallow in 30 seconds. Film festivals are such a beautiful, respectful festivals of film and artists and to have that, it felt like it wouldn’t have happened if it was in the 1940s. I can’t imagine Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby going out and doing that. It was more disappointing for the artists in the room that someone was going up there making jokes about something that wasn’t funny.

2. Karen Fisher:

   Its kind of hard to swallow, a little, for me.

3. Kayla Ramotar:

   Trainees don’t get a lot of treats during basic training, and since this bar is made of chocolate, we know compliance won’t be an issue, it’s a lot more enticing than having to swallow a bunch of pills.

4. David Berry:

   An interesting dichotomy is feeling gratitude for your existence and knowing at the same time that you are the product of something that should have never happened, it became a tougher pill to swallow.

5. Pearl Bailey:

   There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=swallow
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Swallow
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=swallow
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swallow
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=swallow
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=swallow
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=swallow
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=swallow