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swallow en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈswɑ.loʊ̯] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˈswɑlə/ colloquial, folk speech, nonstandard
  • /ˈswɒl.ə/ (Northumbria)
  • /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California) audio

Etymology

From Middle English swolwen, from Old English swelgan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą (“to swallow, revel, devour”), from Proto-Indo-European *swelk- (“to gulp”). Cognate with Dutch zwelgen (“to revel, carouse, guzzle”), German schwelgen (“to delight, indulge”), Danish svælge (“to swallow”), Norwegian Bokmål svelge (“to swallow”), Norwegian Nynorsk svelgje (“to swallow”), Swedish svälja (“to swallow, gulp”), Faroese svølgja (“to swallow”), Icelandic svelgja (“to swallow”), Old English swillan, swilian (“to swill, wash out, gargle”). See also swill. The noun is from Middle English swolow, swolwe, from Old English swelh, swelg (“gulf, chasm”) and ġeswelge (“gulf, chasm, abyss, whirlpool”), both from Proto-West Germanic *swelg, *swalgi, from Proto-Germanic *swelgaz, *swalgiz. Cognate with Old English swiliġe (“pit”), Scots swelch, swellie, swallie (“an abyss in the sea, whirpool”), Middle Low German swelch (“whirlpool, eddy”), Dutch zwelg (“gorge, chasm, gullet, throat”), Old Norse svelgr (“whirlpool, current, stream”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
    • He took the aspirin with a single swallow of water.
    • She took a swallow of milk and made a face. "This milk is blinky." 1978, Tom Reamy, Blind Voices:
  2. (archaic, countable, uncountable) A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
  3. (archaic, countable, uncountable) The mouth and throat; that which is used for swallowing; the gullet.
    • The door burst wide open, and he saw nothing but a gaping jaw extending from the threshold up to the lintel. "There is a mouthful for you," said the youngster, and threw the pauper boy into the swallow; "taste that! But let me see now who you are! Perhaps you are an old acquaintance?" And so it was; it was the devil who was about again. 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 103:
  4. (countable, uncountable) The opening in a pulley block between the sheave and shell through which the rope passes.
    • When specifying blocks, excessive friction is avoided by ensuring (a) that the diameter of the sheave is at least twice the circumference of the rope or six times its diameter (preferably more), and (b) that the 'swallow' of the block is substantially wider than the diameter of the rope, to avoid rubbing against the inside of the cheeks. 2012, H.G. Hasler, J.K. McLeod, Practical Junk Rig, page 171:
    • Blocks are made in a great variety of patterns. All are designed to be used one way. The rope goes through the swallow. 2012, Percy W. Blandford, Practical Knots and Ropework, page 350:
    • In addition, j-lock shackles can pass through the swallow of a modern genoa track even with a sheet in tension already there, and this is very useful when preparing a sail change on the same tack. 2008, Danilo Fabbroni, Rigging: Rig Your Boat Right for Racing or Cruising:
  5. (Nigeria, countable, uncountable) Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing, commonly paired and eaten with various types of soup.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
swolow alternative, obsolete lexicographic
swalow alternative, obsolete lexicographic
swallows Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

swallow hole · midswallow

Relateds

dysphagia

Translations (53)

mk го́лтка (amount swallowed) · hu szakadék (a chasm or abyss) · ar شَرْبَة (amount swallowed) · yo òkèlè (carbohydrate-based dish) · cs hlt (amount swallowed) · kmr nîç (amount swallowed) · kmr kend (a chasm or abyss) · kmr qurç (amount swallowed) · bg глътка (amount swallowed) · ha tuwō (carbohydrate-based dish) · sh гу̏тља̄ј (amount swallowed) · cmn 口 (amount swallowed) · hu falat (amount swallowed) · ar قَمْحَة (amount swallowed) · nn avgrunn (a chasm or abyss) · nup ejè bòci (carbohydrate-based dish) · kk жұтым (amount swallowed) · nb svelg (amount swallowed) · sw meza (amount swallowed) · sco swallie (amount swallowed) · enm swolow (a chasm or abyss) · sw meza (a chasm or abyss) · fr avalée (amount swallowed) · nn svelg (amount swallowed) · cs lok (amount swallowed) · kmr qurt (amount swallowed) · el μπουκιά (amount swallowed) · nn svelg (a chasm or abyss) · af sluk (amount swallowed) · fi nielaus (amount swallowed) · ru глото́к (amount swallowed) · yo oúnjẹ òkèlè (carbohydrate-based dish) · fi kulaus (amount swallowed) · nb avgrunn (a chasm or abyss) · yo oúnjẹ olókèlè (carbohydrate-based dish) · kmr çal (a chasm or abyss) · pt gole (amount swallowed) · nl slok (amount swallowed) · pt engolida (amount swallowed) · pl łyk (amount swallowed) · tr yudum (amount swallowed) · hu korty (amount swallowed) · sco swallie (a chasm or abyss) · ca engoliment (amount swallowed) · nb svelg (a chasm or abyss) · hu nyelés (amount swallowed) · ig ilo ihe (carbohydrate-based dish) · sv sväljning (amount swallowed) · fr gorgée (amount swallowed) · sv svalg (a chasm or abyss) · ar جَرْعَة (amount swallowed) · sh gȕtljāj (amount swallowed) · de Schluck (amount swallowed)

swallow en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈswɑ.loʊ̯] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˈswɑlə/ colloquial, folk speech, nonstandard
  • /ˈswɒl.ə/ (Northumbria)
  • /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California) audio

Etymology

From Middle English swolwen, from Old English swelgan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą (“to swallow, revel, devour”), from Proto-Indo-European *swelk- (“to gulp”). Cognate with Dutch zwelgen (“to revel, carouse, guzzle”), German schwelgen (“to delight, indulge”), Danish svælge (“to swallow”), Norwegian Bokmål svelge (“to swallow”), Norwegian Nynorsk svelgje (“to swallow”), Swedish svälja (“to swallow, gulp”), Faroese svølgja (“to swallow”), Icelandic svelgja (“to swallow”), Old English swillan, swilian (“to swill, wash out, gargle”). See also swill. The noun is from Middle English swolow, swolwe, from Old English swelh, swelg (“gulf, chasm”) and ġeswelge (“gulf, chasm, abyss, whirlpool”), both from Proto-West Germanic *swelg, *swalgi, from Proto-Germanic *swelgaz, *swalgiz. Cognate with Old English swiliġe (“pit”), Scots swelch, swellie, swallie (“an abyss in the sea, whirpool”), Middle Low German swelch (“whirlpool, eddy”), Dutch zwelg (“gorge, chasm, gullet, throat”), Old Norse svelgr (“whirlpool, current, stream”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
    • The four-and-one-half-day trial was centered on acts that neither she nor prosecutors dispute: On July 13, 2012, she drove her Lexus S.U.V. erratically after swallowing Zolpidem, a generic form of the sleep medication Ambien. 2014 February 28, Joseph Berger, “Fast Acquittal for Kennedy, Whose Name Put Prosecutors in Bind”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2022:
    • Clothes are to be worn and food is to be swallowed: they remain trapped in the physical world. 2011 April 21, Jonathan Jones, The Guardian:
    • 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. [1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC:
  2. (transitive) To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
    • The necessary provision of the life swallows the greatest part of their time. a. 1705, John Locke, “Of the Conduct of the Understanding”, in Posthumous Works of Mr. John Locke: […], London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], published 1706, →OCLC:
    • Elsewhere still, they'd managed to find the wreck of a Japanese midget submarine, and so, when the battleships were done being swallowed by the seabed, some efforts were being made to haul this up as well. 2020 November 11, Drachinifel, 25:13 from the start, in The Salvage of Pearl Harbor Pt 1 - The Smoke Clears, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2022:
    • His body, like so many others swallowed by the ocean's hungry maw, was never found. 2010 October 28, “What are the wild waves saying”, in The Economist:
  3. (intransitive) 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.
    • She swallowed nervously then, appearing near sick with what she had to say. 1979, VC Andrews, Flowers in the Attic:
  4. (transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
    • Be careful of the Commie Lies / swallow them and freedom dies / The USA must realize / that she's the biggest prize. 1965, “Commie Lies”, in Fascist Threat / Commie Lies, performed by Janet Greene:
    • Most newspapers we saw swallowed whole an S.R. estimate that it would cost £20m to equip the Region with point heaters. 1962 March, “Lessons of the Freeze-up”, in Modern Railways, page 146:
    • Americans swallowed his tale because they wanted to. 2011 April 22, Madeleine Bunting, The Guardian:
    • this humbug was readily swallowed by men who were supposed to be intelligent, 1920, Romain Rolland, translated by Katherine Miller, Clerambault:
  5. (intransitive) To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
    • Homer excels […] in this, that he swallowed up the honour of those who succeeded him. 1715–1720, Homer, “Book preface”, in Alexander Pope, transl., The Iliad of Homer, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC:
  6. (transitive) To retract; to recant.
    • Left her in her tears, and dried not one of them with his comfort; swallowed his vows whole c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
    • to swallow one's opinions
  7. (transitive) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
    • to swallow an affront or insult
  8. (euphemistic, slang, vulgar) To swallow semen after oral sex, as opposed to spitting it out.
    • "Look, a man like me only wants three things out of life." Frank ticked them off on the fingers of his right hand. “A wife that can cook, a girlfriend who swallows, and a steady stream of non-taxable income." 2012 December 1, Tim Maleeny, Greasing the Piñata, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
    • "Here is my little girlfriend who swallows, want to see her naked?" 2015 January 13, Victoria Hirschfield, Inconception The Book, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 38:
    • Was she straight or was she gay? Did she spit or swallow? Was she smooth or hairy down there? Questions, questions. 2009 May 2, Teejay LeCapois, Fight Evil With Evil, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 333:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
swolow alternative, obsolete lexicographic
swallows Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
swallowing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
swalow alternative, obsolete lexicographic
swallowed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
swallowed Tense=Past lexicographic

Coordinates

spit

Deriveds

swallowable (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · hard pill to swallow (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · look like one swallowed a bug (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · swallow the leek (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · reswallow (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · swallow the dictionary (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · swallow down (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · hard to swallow (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · swallower (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · misswallow (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · preswallow (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · swallow whole (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · swallow one's words (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · forswallow (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · bitter pill to swallow (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · swallow the anchor (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · swallowability (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · difficult pill to swallow (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · swallow up (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · pill to swallow (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · swallow one's pride (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · upswallow (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · unswallowed (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · tough pill to swallow (Terms derived from swallow (verb)) · unswallow (Terms derived from swallow (verb))

Synonyms

go along with · live with · forbear · tolerate · assimilate · consume · aby · co-opt · withdraw · recant · add on · swallow up · swallow · withcall · undergo · unsay · unspeak · corporate · pass · disavow · engulf · allow · abide · stand · disown · gulp · take back · occupy · absorb · devour · suffer · retract · take back · take over · take · take sitting down · endure · stomach · credit · eat · integrate · recall · incorpse · brook · swallow · put up with · incorporate · accept · pouch · absorb · swallow · walk back · revoke · disavow · bear · subsume · pocket · abear · backpedal · monopolize · dree · buy · endure · eat one's words · bide · stick · absorb · thole · abjure · undergang · live with · incorporate · gulp

Translations (333)

qu millp'uy (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ar جَرَعَ (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · tr almak (to take in, to consume) · so liqid (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · zdj umiza (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · orv глътати (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · fr avaler (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ky жутуу (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · rup bucusescu (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · eo engluti (to take in, to consume) · ktu mina (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · hu elfogad (to believe or accept) · uk ковта́ти (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · oc engolir (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · it accettare (to believe or accept) · fr digérer (to believe or accept) · pdt schlucken (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · kmr daûrandin (to take in, to consume) · ltg reit (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · cmn 容忍 (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · ug يۇتماق (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · scn nguḍḍari (to believe or accept) · sh gùtati (to take in, to consume) · es ingurgitar (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · pl połknąć (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · cs spolknout (to believe or accept) · hi निगलना (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · gsw schlucke (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · lt ryti (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · non gleypa (to take in, to consume) · sga sluicid (to take in, to consume) · scn nguḍḍari (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · chr ᎠᎩᏍᎦ (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · br lonka (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · it inghiottire (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · it inghiottire (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ln mina (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · scn manciari (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · txb nuk- (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ro înghiți (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · eo gluti (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · mk го́лта (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · la glūtiō (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · cs polykat (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · wa avaler (to believe or accept) · hu lenyel (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · scn mmuccari (to believe or accept) · sl požirati (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · om liqimsuu (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · kmr daûrandin (to believe or accept) · cy llyncu (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · hu lenyel bekap (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · es deglutir (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ur نگلنا (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · mk про́голта (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · be каўта́ць (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ast tragar (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · nem temi (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ru проглоти́ть (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · mg mitroka (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · kmr dabilandin (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ca engolir (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ms menelan (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · hu elfogad (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · es tragar (to believe or accept) · ta விழுங்கு (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ru глота́ть (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · pam akmul (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ja 飲み込む (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · kk жұту (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · kg mina (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sq përpij (to take in, to consume) · ru глотну́ть (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · cmn 吞嚥 /吞咽 (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ar اِزْدَرَدَ (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ln mele (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · piz tephî (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · de schlucken (to believe or accept) · fa فرو بردن (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · kmr daqurtandin (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · mk прого́лтува (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · tr kabul etmek (to believe or accept) · tr tüketmek (to take in, to consume) · de ertragen (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · yi שלינגען (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sh прогу̀тати (to take in, to consume) · srn swari (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · za canluem (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · kmr daûrandin (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · it deglutire (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · scn gnùttiri (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · tr inanmak (to believe or accept) · egy a-m-F10-A2 (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · fr avaler (to take in, to consume) · bg поглъщам (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · fa بلعیدن (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · et neelama (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · it mandare giù (to believe or accept) · ia glutir (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sv svälja (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · fr déglutir (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · nb sluke (to take in, to consume) · hu nyel (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · as গিলা (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · jaz cevi (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · jv leg (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · tr yutmak (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · pt engolir (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · nl slikken (to believe or accept) · cop ⲱⲙⲕ (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · oc deglutir (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · es engullir (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sl goltati (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · za ndwnj (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · fa اوباردن (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · kmr daqurtandin (to take in, to consume) · mk про́голта (to take in, to consume) · eu irentsi (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · la haurio (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · tr yutkunmak (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · id menelan (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · kmr pejirandin (to believe or accept) · sa गिरति (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sv svälja (to believe or accept) · fi nielaista (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · rup dispishescu (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · gd sluig (to take in, to consume) · sh прогу̀тати (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · nn svelgje (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · alt јудар (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · de schlucken (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · kmr daqurtandin (to believe or accept) · afb بلع (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · mt bala’ (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · hu elnyel (to take in, to consume) · sv sluka (to take in, to consume) · fi niellä (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sh progùtati (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · mi horopū (to take in, to consume) · ht vale (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · mt bela’ (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · izh liukata (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · th กลืน (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · tk ýuwutmak (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · it ingoiare (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · cs polknout (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · tg фурӯ бурдан (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · hu beletörődik (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · za gyan (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · my မျို (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · kmr dabilandin (to take in, to consume) · sh гу̀тати (to take in, to consume) · scn gnùttiri (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · hu nyel (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · it ingerire (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · da sluge (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · zza groten (to take in, to consume) · da synke (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · it mandare giù (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · eo gluti (to take in, to consume) · ja 嚥下する (to take in, to consume) · bcl halon (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · ia ingurgitar (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · bni mina (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · bg преглъщам (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · sk hltať (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ckb لووشین (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · izh lainata (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · az udmaq (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · pt deglutir (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · de verschlucken (to take in, to consume) · kmr dabilandin (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · it bersi or bersela (to believe or accept) · enm swolwen (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · grc καταπίνω (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · fi niellä (to take in, to consume) · bcl halon (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · nl slikken (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ta முழுங்கு (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · vif mina (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · hy կուլ տալ (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · crh yutmaq (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ia inglutir (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sq kapërdij (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · wa avaler (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · es tragar (to take in, to consume) · min lapah (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sl požreti (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · izh luikata (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · it assorbire (to take in, to consume) · nn sluke (to believe or accept) · sq gëlltit (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ary سرط (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ca empassar (to take in, to consume) · enm swolwen (to take in, to consume) · mk го́лта (to take in, to consume) · es comérselo (to believe or accept) · pl połykać (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sv svälja (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · za nwnj (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · evn нимңэ- (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · lv rīt (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ga slog (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · bn গেলা (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · kmr daqurtandin (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · nn sluke (to take in, to consume) · de abfinden mit (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · kmr daûrandin (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · el καταπίνω (to believe or accept) · sl pogoltniti (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · nl doorslikken (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sv svälja (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · de akzeptieren (to believe or accept) · cmn 咽 (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · uk глита́ти (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ca enviar (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · kg kumina (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · el καταπίνω (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · nem tepmi (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ceb tulon (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sh гу̀тати (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ja 嚥下する (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · de hinnehmem (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · eu irents (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ba йотоу (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · cic nannabli (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · uz yutmoq (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · la gluttiō (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · fwa thevhî (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ca empassar (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · mww nqos (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · be глыта́ць (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · rup ãngljit (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sh gùtati (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · io glutar (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · gl tragar (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · is kyngja (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ia deglutir (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · es tragar (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sh гу̀тати (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · wa houmer (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · el καταπίνω (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · vi nuốt (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ca deglutir (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · ka ყლაპვა (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · de schlucken (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sq gëlltis (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · te మింగు (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · hu elhisz (to believe or accept) · tl lumod (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · cs polykat (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · hu bekebelez (to take in, to consume) · bi solem (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · id menenggak (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · yue 吞 (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · hu bekap (to take in, to consume) · tr kabullenmek (to believe or accept) · sh progùtati (to take in, to consume) · te తిను (to take in, to consume) · fi nielaista (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · km លេប (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · gd sluig (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · enm swolwen (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sh progùtati (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ne निल्नु (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · fr avaler (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · akl tueon (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · cic nannabli (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · sco swallie (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · fr avaler (to believe or accept) · sw meza (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · rup ngljit (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · bg поглъщам (to take in, to consume) · kmr dabilandin (to believe or accept) · msk lamon (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · he בָּלַע (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · cmn 相信 (to believe or accept) · cs spolknout (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sw meza (to believe or accept) · uz yutinmoq (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ms telan (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sco swallie (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · it consumare (to take in, to consume) · mn залгих (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · tt йоту (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · cs spolknout (to take in, to consume) · nb sluke (to believe or accept) · ary بلع (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sw kumeza (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · za nwnx (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ak men (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · pt engolir (to take in, to consume) · jv ulu (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · bg гъ́лтам (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sh прогу̀тати (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · sw meza (to take in, to consume) · is gleypa (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · ka ყლაპავს (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · pt deglutir (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · af sluk (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · es gandir (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · zza ro'qulotnaene (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · sh gùtati (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · mk про́голта (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · eve нимӈэ- (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · es deglutir (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · fur gloti (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · cmn 吞 (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · nb svelge (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · tet tolan (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · nb svelge (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · bo མིད་ཁྱུར (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · scn nguḍḍari (to take in, to consume) · es tragar (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · pt engolir (to believe or accept) · ko 삼키다 (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · nn svelgje (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) · tr yutmak (to believe or accept) · cic nannabli (to take in, to consume) · lo ກືນ (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · pt engolir (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · it crederci (to believe or accept) · mtq đóch (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · de aushalten (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · ar بَلَعَ (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · hu belenyugszik (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) · tl lunok (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · yue 吞落肚 (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · fi niellä (to believe or accept) · gld лунгбэ- (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · bcl halon (to take in, to consume) · ar سَرَطَ (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) · gd sluig (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus)

swallow en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • [ˈswɑ.loʊ̯] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˈswɑlə/ colloquial, folk speech, nonstandard
  • /ˈswɒl.ə/ (Northumbria)
  • /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California) audio

Etymology

From Middle English swalwe, swalewe, swalowe, from Old English swealwe, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. Cognate with Norwegian and Danish svale, Dutch zwaluw, German Schwalbe, Swedish svala.

Meanings

  1. 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.

Forms

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Deriveds

river swallow · Chilean swallow · swallow tanager · violet-green swallow · swallow a bitter pill · chimney swallow · mosque swallow · grundy-swallow · swallowbird · fairy swallow · tree swallow · red-rumped swallow · swallow dive · cave swallow · rough-winged swallow · welcome swallow · woodswallow · bridge swallow · swallowtail · one swallow does not make a summer · bank swallow · sea swallow · American cliff swallow · blue swallow · swallowtailed · cliff swallow · esculent swallow · swallowlike · swallow-wort · swallow-tail · swallowling · barn swallow · window swallow · swallow-tailed · green swallow

Relateds

martlet (bird of Hirundinidae)

Synonyms

martin (bird of Hirundinidae)

Translations (189)

ltg bezdeleiga (bird) · gl andoriña (bird) · sh lásta (bird) · eo hirundo (bird) · yua kosom (bird) · he סנונית (bird) · mns-cen се́кеэхъ (bird) · rom pitsagoy (bird) · mt ħuttafa (bird) · ko 제비 (bird) · kn ಕವಲುತೋಕೆ ಹಕ್ಕಿ (bird) · mk ласто́вичка (bird) · wym śwojmła (bird) · nl zwaluw (bird) · et pääsuke (bird) · sh lȁstavica (bird) · lt kregždė (bird) · smi láhtospálfu (bird) · gl anduriña (bird) · inh чӏагарг (bird) · ce чӏегӏардиг (bird) · izh pääskölintu (bird) · bg ля́стовица (bird) · vec sìxiła (bird) · sq dallëndyshe (bird) · sh ла́ста (bird) · cv чӗкеҫ (bird) · apw piishi (bird) · nds-de Swalf (bird) · ga fáinleog (bird) · smi suorrespálfu (bird) · crh qarılğaç (bird) · syc ܩܨܘܡܬܐ (bird) · hrx Schwalleb (bird) · nn svale (bird) · ja 燕 (bird) · ckb پەڕەسێلکە (bird) · ltg arleiga (bird) · hsb łastojčka (bird) · br gwennel (bird) · th อีแอ่น (bird) · fur sisile (bird) · it rondine (bird) · vi nhạn (bird) · izh pääskylintu (bird) · fa ابابیل (bird) · nrf héthonde (bird) · ary بو خْطيفة (bird) · da landsvale (bird) · sc arrùndine (bird) · ia hirundine (bird) · tl layanglayang (bird) · mns-nor рап (bird) · lb Schmuewel (bird) · rm randulina (bird) · mnc ᠴᡳᠪᡳᠨ (bird) · hy ծիծեռնակ (bird) · nv táshchozhii (bird) · xcl ծիծեռն (bird) · ro rândunea (bird) · sc arrùndini (bird) · pt andorinha (bird) · ang swealwe (bird) · sl lastovica (bird) · gd gòbhlan-gaoithe (bird) · uga 𐎒𐎐𐎐𐎚 (bird) · tg фароштурук (bird) · ota قیرلانغیج (bird) · sjd пя̄цкрэнч (bird) · rm hirondella (bird) · kk қарлығаш (bird) · nog карлыгаш (bird) · yag lásix (bird) · ky карлыгач (bird) · sk lastovička (bird) · fur cisile (bird) · af swavel (bird) · lb Schmuebel (bird) · de Schwalbe (bird) · ba ҡарлуғас (bird) · cy gwennol (bird) · mhr варсеҥге (bird) · xcl ծիծառն (bird) · kmr hechecik (bird) · fa پرستو (bird) · uk ла́стівка (bird) · mk ласто́вица (bird) · mrj цӹгӓк (bird) · kw gwennel (bird) · nds-de Swöölk (bird) · izh pääskö (bird) · oj zhaashaawanibiisi (bird) · enm swalwe (bird) · dlm rondaina (bird) · kmr hacîreşk (bird) · ar سُنُونُو (bird) · vi én (bird) · hi अबाबील (bird) · pl dymówka (bird) · mn хараацай (bird) · sc mongixedda (bird) · lv bezdelīga (bird) · ug قارلىغاچ (bird) · xal харада (bird) · sh ла̏ставица (bird) · ka მერცხალი (bird) · ast andarina (bird) · smi spálfu (bird) · tk garlawaç (bird) · lmo runden (bird) · cjs қарлығаш (bird) · udm ваёбыж (bird) · oc randoleta (bird) · wa oronde (bird) · arz عصفور الجنة (bird) · bua хараасгай (bird) · rom rindilashka (bird) · rm irundeala (bird) · rup lãndurã (bird) · fo svala (bird) · es golondrina (bird) · mhr вараксим (bird) · alt карлагаш (bird) · dsb jaskolicka (bird) · fr hirondelle (bird) · cmn 燕子 (bird) · la hirundō (bird) · nio хурбе (bird) · br gwennili (bird) · lld rondola (bird) · uz qaldirg'och (bird) · fy boereswel (bird) · scn rìndina (bird) · ur ابابیل (bird) · kmr dûmeqesk (bird) · nds-de Swaalk (bird) · scn rìnnina (bird) · ru ла́сточка (bird) · eu enara (bird) · grc χελιδών (bird) · bn আবাবিল (bird) · sw mbayuwayu (bird) · shi ⵉⴼⵍⵉⵍⵍⵉⵙ (bird) · af swaeltjie (bird) · pl jaskółka (bird) · ro rândunică (bird) · wa aronde (bird) · tt карлыгач (bird) · nah cuicuitzcatl (bird) · fy swel (bird) · syc ܣܢܘܢܝܬܐ (bird) · ca oreneta (bird) · rup alãndurã (bird) · hu fecske (bird) · sv svala (bird) · is landsvala (bird) · da svale (bird) · izh pääsky (bird) · rup rãndurã (bird) · ro lăstun (bird) · cs vlaštovka (bird) · io hirundo (bird) · fi pääsky (bird) · be ла́стаўка (bird) · fa چلچله (bird) · et pääsulind (bird) · kpv чикыш (bird) · oc ironda (bird) · sl lastovka (bird) · alq tinogkukquas (bird) · sv ladusvala (bird) · az qaranquş (bird) · ta தகைவிலான்கள் (bird) · ast golondra (bird) · gv gollan geayee (bird) · th นางแอ่น (bird) · sco swalla (bird) · krl piäčkyni (bird) · arz سنونو (bird) · el χελιδόνι (bird) · is svala (bird) · ccc cholo (bird) · nb svale (bird) · pnt χ̌ελιδόνιν (bird) · mi warou (bird) · tr kırlangıç (bird) · mhr нургӱльӧ (bird) · lb Schmuelef (bird) · ja ツバメ (bird)