swallow+whole

  • 11swallow — verb 1 food, drink, etc. ADVERB ▪ hastily, quickly ▪ accidentally ▪ She accidentally swallowed a glass bead. ▪ easily ▪ L …

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  • 12swallow — 01. The young boy got hit with a big wave, and [swallowed] a lot of water, but he was okay. 02. I have a sore throat, and it is hard to [swallow] any food. 03. The entire town was [swallowed] up by a crack in the ground that appeared when the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 13swallow — swal|low1 S3 [ˈswɔləu US ˈswa:lou] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(nervously)¦ 3¦(believe/accept)¦ 4¦(feelings)¦ 5 swallow your pride Phrasal verbs  swallow somebody/something<=>up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: swelgan] 1.) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14swallow — [[t]swɒ̱loʊ[/t]] swallows, swallowing, swallowed 1) VERB If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach. [V n] You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B... Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed… …

    English dictionary

  • 15swallow — swal|low1 [ swalou ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make food or drink go from your mouth down through your throat and into your stomach: She quickly swallowed the rest of her coffee. I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow. a )… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16whole — [[t]ho͟ʊl[/t]] ♦ wholes 1) QUANT: QUANT of def n If you refer to the whole of something, you mean all of it. He has said he will make an apology to the whole of Asia for his country s past behaviour... I was cold throughout the whole of my body …

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  • 17whole — wholeness, n. /hohl/, adj. 1. comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance. 2. containing all the elements properly… …

    Universalium

  • 18whole — /hoʊl / (say hohl) adjective 1. comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total. 2. containing all the elements properly belonging; complete: a whole set. 3. undivided, or in one …

  • 19whole — [[t]hoʊl[/t]] adj. 1) comprising the full quantity or amount; entire or total: He ate the whole pie[/ex] 2) complete: a whole set of china[/ex] 3) undivided; in one piece: to swallow a thing whole[/ex] 4) math. not fractional; integral 5) cvb not …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20Swallow —    1) Heb. sis (Isa. 38:14; Jer. 8:7), the Arabic for the swift, which is a regular migrant, returning in myriads every spring, and so suddenly that while one day not a swift can be seen in the country, on the next they have overspread the whole… …

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