English / word
swallow
verb, noun A2MEANING IN ENGLISH
to cause food or drink to pass down the throat into the stomach
a small migratory bird with long wings and a forked tail
to make food or drink go down your throat into your stomach
In context
01
Take a sip of water to help swallow the pill.
02
He had a sore throat and found it painful to swallow.
Synonyms
consume,swift,absorb
Antonyms
vomit,reject,spit
Collocations
barn swallow,swallow nest,migrating swallow
Verb forms
Past: swallowed · Past participle: swallowed · -ing: swallowing