- swallow up
- {v. phr.} To do away with; absorb; engulf. * /My expenses are so great that they swallow up my modest salary./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Swallow — (englisch für „Schwalbe“) steht für: eine ehemalige britische Automarke, siehe Swallow (Automarke) eine Lokomotive der Great Western Railway, siehe Swallow (Lokomotive) den IATA Code für Air Southwest den Fahrzeughersteller Swallow Sidecars,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Swallow — Swal low, n. [OE. swalowe, AS. swalewe, swealwe; akin to D. zwaluw, OHG. swalawa, G. schwalbe, Icel. & Sw. svala, Dan. svale.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family {Hirundinid[ae]}, especially one of those… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swallow — swal‧low [ˈswɒləʊ ǁ ˈswɑːloʊ] verb [transitive] 1. to accept something unpleasant: • Car dealers are sceptical that customers will swallow the price increases. 2. if an activity swallows a lot of time or money, it takes that length of time or… … Financial and business terms
Swallow — Swal low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swallowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swallowing}.] [OE. swolewen, swolwen, swolhen, AS. swelgan; akin to D. zwelgen, OHG. swelahan, swelgan, G. schwelgen to feast, to revel, Icel. svelgia to swallow, SW. sv[ a]lja, Dan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swallow — Ⅰ. swallow [1] ► VERB 1) cause or allow (food, drink, etc.) to pass down the throat. 2) use the throat muscles as if doing this, especially through fear or nervousness. 3) (often swallow up) take in and cause to disappear; engulf. 4) believe (an… … English terms dictionary
swallow — swallow1 [swä′lō] n. [ME swalwe < OE swealwe, akin to Ger schwalbe, ON svala, swallow, & prob. Russ solovyej, Czech slavík, nightingale] 1. any of a family (Hirundinidae) of small, swift flying, insect eating passerine birds with long, pointed … English World dictionary
Swallow — Swal low, n. 1. The act of swallowing. [1913 Webster] 2. The gullet, or esophagus; the throat. [1913 Webster] 3. Taste; relish; inclination; liking. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] I have no swallow for it. Massinger. [1913 Webster] 4. Capacity for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swallow — Студийный альбом Heavenwood Дата выпуска 1998 Жанр Gothic Doom Metal Длительность 55:55 Страна … Википедия
Swallow — Swal low, v. i. To perform the act of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe he is unable to swallow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swallow — [v1] consume absorb, belt*, bolt*, chugalug*, devour, dispatch, dispose, down, drink, drop, eat, gobble, gulp, imbibe, ingest, ingurgitate, inhale, put away, quaff, sip, slurp, swig, swill, take, toss, wash down*, wolf; concept 169 Ant. expel,… … New thesaurus
swallow — index consume, endure (suffer), tolerate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
