Main Entry: 2swallow
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English swalowen, from Old English swelgan; akin to Old High German swelgan to swallow
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb 1 : to take through the mouth and esophagus into the stomach
2 : to envelop or take in as if by swallowing : absorb
3 :
to accept without question, protest, or resentment
4
: take back,
retract
5
: to keep from expressing or showing :
repress
ed my anger>
6
: to utter (as words) indistinctlyintransitive
verb 1 : to receive something
into the body through the mouth and esophagus
2 :
to perform the action characteristic of swallowing something especially
under emotional stress
2 : to envelop or take in as if by swallowing : absorb
3 :
to accept without question, protest, or resentment
4
: take back,
retract
5
: to keep from expressing or showing :
repress
6
: to utter (as words) indistinctlyintransitive
verb 1 : to receive something
into the body through the mouth and esophagus
2 :
to perform the action characteristic of swallowing something especially
under emotional stress
— swal·low·able \ˈswä-lō-ə-bəl\ adjective
— swal·low·er \ˈswä-lə-wər\ noun
