swallowed English
Verb
(head)
(swallow)
swallow English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) swolowen, swolwen, . See also (l).
The noun is from late (etyl) , from the verb.
Alternative forms
* (l), (l) (obsolete)
Verb
( en verb)
To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
* 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4:
- What the liquor was I do not know, but it was not so strong but that I could swallow it in great gulps and found it less burning than my burning throat.
* 2011 , Jonathan Jones, The Guardian , 21 Apr 2011:
- Clothes are to be worn and food is to be swallowed : they remain trapped in the physical world.
To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
* John Locke
- The necessary provision of the life swallows the greatest part of their time.
* 2010 , "What are the wild waves saying", The Economist , 28 Oct 2010:
- His body, like so many others swallowed by the ocean’s hungry maw, was never found.
To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.
- My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow .
* 1979 , VC Andrews, Flowers in the Attic :
- She swallowed nervously then, appearing near sick with what she had to say.
To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
* Sir Thomas Browne
- Though that story be not so readily swallowed .
* 2011 , Madeleine Bunting, The Guardian , 22 Apr 2011:
- Americans swallowed his tale because they wanted to.
To engross; to appropriate; usually with up .
* Alexander Pope
- Homer excels in this, that he swallowed up the honour of those who succeeded him.
To retract; to recant.
- to swallow one's opinions
* Shakespeare
- swallowed his vows whole
To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
- to swallow an affront or insult
Derived terms
* bitter pill to swallow
* swallowable
* swallow one's pride
* swallow up
See also
* dysphagia
Noun
( en noun)
(archaic) A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
- He took the aspirin with a single swallow of water.
Etymology 2
( wikipedia swallow)
( etyl) swealwe, from Germanic. Cognate with Danish svale, Dutch zwaluw, German Schwalbe, Swedish svala.
Noun
( en noun)
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.
(nautical) The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.
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Synonyms
* (small bird of Hirundunudae) martlet
* barn swallow (official British name)
Derived terms
* one swallow does not make a summer
* swallow-tailed
Anagrams
* wallows
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eaten English
Verb
(head)
Adjective
( en adjective)
(especially in combination) That has been consumed by eating
Derived terms
* half-eaten
* uneaten
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