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

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

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

swallow2 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

swallow ZOOL:

swallow up VB trans (absorb)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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When he put his finger in his mouth to cool it, he swallowed these drops and instantly became a wizard.
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Despite his aversion to physical work he swallowed his pride and labored day and night in the burgeoning building industry.
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These are known as the "upper esophageal sphincter" and "lower esophageal sphincter", and act to close the esophagus when food is not being swallowed.
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Air enters the larynx anteriorly but anything swallowed has priority and the passage of air is temporarily blocked.
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Prey is typically swallowed whole, with indigestible parts regurgitated as pellets.
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Sputum may be swallowed or spat out, depending often on social and cultural factors.
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They are then coughed up and swallowed into the gut, where they parasitise the intestinal mucosa (duodenum and jejunum).
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But after inserting his pin number falsely three times, the cash machine swallowed the card.
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In that moment it enjoys the highest indescribable bliss; it is as it were swallowed up of divinity, bathed in the light of eternity.
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These are used to pick off vegetation, then the rear teeth grind it before it is swallowed.
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