·noun That which ingulfs; a whirlpool.
II. Swallow ·noun Capacity for swallowing; voracity.
III. Swallow ·noun Taste; relish; inclination; liking.
IV. Swallow ·noun The gullet, or esophagus; the throat.
V. Swallow ·noun The act of Swallowing.
VI. Swallow ·noun The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.
VII. Swallow ·noun As much as is, or can be, swallowed at once; as, a swallow of water.
VIII. Swallow ·vt To Occupy; to take up; to Employ.
IX. Swallow ·vi To perform the act of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe he is unable to swallow.
X. Swallow ·vt To seize and waste; to Exhaust; to Consume.
XI. Swallow ·vt To Engross; to Appropriate;
— usually with up.
XII. Swallow ·vt To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or insult.
XIII. Swallow ·vt To Retract; to Recant; as, to swallow one's opinions.
XIV. Swallow ·vt To draw into an abyss or gulf; to Ingulf; to absorb — usually followed by up.
XV. Swallow ·vt To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without examination or scruple; to receive implicitly.
XVI. Swallow ·vt To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet, or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or drink.
XVII. Swallow ·noun Any one of numerous species of swifts which resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the common American chimney swallow, or swift.
XVIII. Swallow ·noun Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight.