swallow shrike
— Noun
– English
~ Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow
swallow dive
— Noun
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~ a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water
swallow
— Noun
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~ a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"
swallow
— Verb
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~ keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
swallow
— Verb
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~ utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
swallow
— Verb
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~ believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
swallow
— Verb
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~ engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
swallow
— Verb
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~ pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
swallow
— Verb
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~ tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
swallow
— Verb
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~ take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
swallow
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~ enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"