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Another word for swallow

a-z
Verb

  1. To cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach

    See also:

    mouth

  2. To put up with

    Idioms:
    See also:

    accept

  3. To do away with completely and destructively.

    See also:

    help

  4. To regard (something) as true or real

    See also:

    opinion

Noun

  1. An act of swallowing

    See also:

    mouth

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Another word for swallow

Noun
Verb
  1. See also:

    eat

    drink

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • She tried to swallow the lump that insisted on staying in her throat.

  • Pete took a swallow of his coffee.

  • She drank more, forcing herself to swallow it.

  • Today, it seemed harder to swallow than before.

  • It was a huge pill to try to swallow, knowing someone didn't like her for reasons she couldn't control.

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