Definition of swallow

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Swallow (n.) 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..

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Sea Swallow :: Sea swallow () See Cornish chough, under Chough..
Flapdragon :: Flapdragon (n.) A game in which the players catch raisins out burning brandy, and swallow them blazing..
Pouch :: Pouch (v. t.) To swallow; -- said of fowls.
Gulp :: Gulp (n.) The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much as is awallowed at once..
Drink :: Drink (v. i.) To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink from a spring..
Priestcap :: Priestcap (n.) A form of redan, so named from its shape; -- called also swallowtail..
Yawn :: Yawn (v. i.) To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings..
Swallowtail :: Swallowtail (n.) A swallow-tailed coat.
Musang :: Musang (n.) A small animal of Java (Paradoxirus fasciatus), allied to the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant; hence it is called also coffee rat..
Englut :: Englut (v. t.) To swallow or gulp down.
Gulf :: Gulf (n.) That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
Cynanche :: Cynanche (n.) Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing..
Drink :: Drink (v. t.) To swallow (a liquid); to receive, as a fluid, into the stomach; to imbibe; as, to drink milk or water..
Latirostres :: Latirostres (n. pl.) The broad-billed singing birds, such as the swallows, and their allies..
Hirundo :: Hirundo (n.) A genus of birds including the swallows and martins.
Regurgitation :: Regurgitation (n.) The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.
Progne :: Progne (n.) A swallow.
Take :: Take (v. t.) To receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine..
Gormandize :: Gormandize (v. i. & t.) To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously or like a glutton.
Absorbing :: Absorbing (a.) Swallowing, engrossing; as, an absorbing pursuit..
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