Definition of swallow

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Swallow (v. t.) To engross; to appropriate; -- usually with up.

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Gobble :: Gobble (v. t.) To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.
Wind-sucking :: Wind-sucking (n.) A vicious habit of a horse, consisting in the swallowing of air; -- usually associated with crib-biting, or cribbing. See Cribbing, 4..
Rhachiodont :: Rhachiodont (a.) Having gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of the inferior spines of some of the vertebrae, as certain South African snakes (Dasypeltis) which swallow birds' eggs and use these gular teeth to crush them..
Ingurgitate :: Ingurgitate (v. t.) To swallow up, as in a gulf..
Twitter :: Twitter (n.) The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a swallow..
Engulfment :: Engulfment (n.) A swallowing up as if in a gulf.
Absorbent :: Absorbent (a.) Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.
Swallow :: 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..
Aglutition :: Aglutition (n.) Inability to swallow.
Scray :: Scray (n.) A tern; the sea swallow.
Voracious :: Voracious (a.) Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool..
Swept :: Swelve (v. t.) To swallow.
Salagane :: Salagane (n.) The esculent swallow. See under Esculent.
Gobbet :: Gobbet (v. t.) To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets.
Swallow-tailed :: Swallow-tailed (a.) Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat..
Resorb :: Resorb (v. t.) To swallow up.
Engorge :: Engorge (v. t.) To swallow with greediness or in large quantities; to devour.
Absorbable :: Absorbable (a.) Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
Glut :: Glut (n.) That which is swallowed.
Take :: Take (v. t.) To receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine..
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