Definition of swallow

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Swallow (n.) Capacity for swallowing; voracity.

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Swept :: Swelve (v. t.) To swallow.
Choke Pear :: Choke pear () A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth..
Pouch :: Pouch (v. t.) To swallow; -- said of fowls.
Guzzle :: Guzzle (v. t.) To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer..
Chelidonius :: Chelidonius (n.) A small stone taken from the gizzard of a young swallow. -- anciently worn as a medicinal charm.
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To engross; to appropriate; -- usually with up.
Hirundo :: Hirundo (n.) A genus of birds including the swallows and martins.
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..
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..
Asclepias :: Asclepias (n.) A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties..
Rumination :: Rumination (n.) The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man..
Engulf :: Engulf (v. t.) To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.
Fork-tailed :: Fork-tailed (a.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
Absorbing :: Absorbing (a.) Swallowing, engrossing; as, an absorbing pursuit..
Ruminant :: Ruminant (a.) Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia.
Merge :: Merge (v. t.) To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.
Swallowtail :: Swallowtail (n.) An arrow.
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up..
Reabsorb :: Reabsorb (v. t.) To absorb again; to draw in, or imbibe, again what has been effused, extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again; as, to reabsorb chyle, lymph, etc.; -- used esp. of fluids..
Gorge :: Gorge (n.) To swallow; especially, to swallow with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities..
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