swallow


Meanings

  • a small amount of liquid food;
  • the act of swallowing;
    • "one swallow of the liquid was enough"
  • small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
  • pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking;
  • engulf and destroy;
    • "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
  • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing;
    • "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
  • utter indistinctly;
    • "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
  • take back what one has said;
    • "He swallowed his words"
  • keep from expressing;
    • "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
  • tolerate or accommodate oneself to;
    • "I swallowed the insult"
  • believe or accept without questioning or challenge;
    • "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
  • SWALLOW v -ED, -ING, -S to take through the mouth and esophagus into the stomach


Scrabble Score: 13

swallow is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

swallow is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

swallow is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 15

swallow is a valid Words With Friends word