Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
swallow — 1 verb 1 FOOD (T) to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach: He swallowed the last of his coffee and asked for the bill. 2 NERVOUSLY (I) to make this kind of movement with your throat, especially because you are nervous:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
swallow*/ — [ˈswɒləʊ] verb I 1) [I/T] to make food or drink go down your throat and into your stomach She quickly swallowed the rest of her coffee.[/ex] I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow.[/ex] 2) to make a movement in your throat as if you are… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
swallow — verb 1 food, drink, etc. ADVERB ▪ hastily, quickly ▪ accidentally ▪ She accidentally swallowed a glass bead. ▪ easily ▪ L … Collocations dictionary
swallow — 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
one swallow doesn't make a summer — one ˌswallow doesn t make a ˈsummer idiom (saying) you must not take too seriously a small sign that sth is happening or will happen in the future, because the situation could change Main entry: ↑swallowidiom … Useful english dictionary
ˌwash sth ˈdown — phrasal verb to drink a liquid in order to help you to swallow food or medicine more easily He had a large slice of pizza washed down with beer.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
choke something down — swallow something with difficulty I attempted to choke down supper * * * ˌchoke sthˈdown derived to swallow sth with difficulty Main entry: ↑chokederived … Useful english dictionary
gulp — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 amount you swallow when you gulp ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, great, huge, large, long VERB + GULP ▪ take … Collocations dictionary
gulp — 1 verb 1 (T) also gulp sth down to swallow something quickly: She gulped down the rest of her coffee and left. 2 (T) also gulp sth in to take in quick large breaths of air: We rushed outside and gulped in the sweet fresh air. 3 (I) to swallow… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
