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I . swallow1 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] VB trans

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II . swallow1 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] VB intr

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III . swallow1 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

swallow2 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

swallow ZOOL:

swallow
ла́сточка f

swallow down VB trans

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swallow up VB trans (absorb)

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Swallows and house martins swooped for the insects that clouded around the surface on a summer's evening.
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Swallows wheeled and skimmed overhead; a chiffchaff called its own name repeatedly in the woods.
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As a group, the house martins can not easily be confused with any other swallows.
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They have a buoyant flight that allows them the unusual (for the order) hunting technique of taking their insect prey on the wing like swallows.
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Their body shape allows for very efficient flight, which costs 5075% less for swallows than equivalent passerines of the same size.
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Its speed and aerobatic skills enable it to take swallows and even swifts on the wing, and barn swallows or house martins have a characteristic hobby alarm call.
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In the process it swallows a lot of sand and plays an important part in churning up and aerating the seabed.
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The cat swallows the mouse whole, earning more physical punishment; the mouse tries unsuccessfully to get away after he is spit out.
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There they masticated with great relish and abandon and were aided in their noisy gulps and swallows by two brimming pannies of prime buttermilk.
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Dusk brings hundreds of swooping swallows to the cave entrance.
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