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Uncommonswallow
The correct spelling is swallow.
How to pronounce swallow
/ˈswɒləʊ/
nounIPA: /ˈswɒləʊ/
Say it like: Swa-llo-w
The correct spelling is swallow. A deep chasm or abyss in the earth. For example: "He took the aspirin with a single swallow of water."
Usage Examples
“He took the aspirin with a single swallow of water.”
“My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow.”
“to swallow one's opinions”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
- 2.The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
- 3.Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing.
- 4.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.
- 5.The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.
verb
- 1.To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
- 2.To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
- 3.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.
- 4.To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
- 5.To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
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