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SWALLOWS Synonyms

There are 40 synonyms of the word swallows. (exact relations)
There are 44 hypernyms of the word swallows. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for SWALLOWS

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absorbs
verbv
verb

• become imbued

• take up mentally

• take up, as of debts or payments

• take in, also metaphorically

• cause to become one with

• suck or take up or in

• devote (oneself) fully to

• assimilate or take in

• consume all of one's attention or time

consumes
verbv
verb

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• spend extravagantly

• destroy completely

• use up (resources or materials)

• engage fully

devours
verbv
verb

• to consume

• enjoy avidly

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• eat greedily

drinks
nounn
noun

• a single serving of a beverage

• the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

• any liquid suitable for drinking

• any large deep body of water

• the act of swallowing

verb

• take in liquids

• consume alcohol

• propose a toast to

• be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to

• drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic

gulps
verbv
noun

• a large and hurried swallow

• a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

verb

• to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught

• utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly

imbibes
verbv
verb

• take in, also metaphorically

• take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

• take in liquids

• receive into the mind and retain

ingests
verbv
verb

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• take up mentally

immerse
verbv
verb

• thrust or throw into

• devote (oneself) fully to

• enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

• cause to be immersed

unsay
verbv
verb

• take back what one has said

live with
verb

• tolerate or accommodate oneself to

swallow up
verbv
verb

• enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

take back
verbv
verb

• bring back to the point of departure

• regain possession of something

• resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband

• move text to the previous line; in printing

• take back what one has said

• cause someone to remember the past

absorb
verbv
verb

• become imbued

• take up mentally

• take up, as of debts or payments

• take in, also metaphorically

• cause to become one with

• suck or take up or in

• devote (oneself) fully to

• assimilate or take in

• consume all of one's attention or time

accept
verbv
verb

• consider or hold as true

• receive willingly something given or offered

• give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

• react favorably to; consider right and proper

• admit into a group or community

• take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person

• tolerate or accommodate oneself to

• be designed to hold or take

• receive (a report) officially, as from a committee

• make use of or accept for some purpose

• be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal

assimilate
verbv
verb

• take up mentally

• become similar to one's environment

• make similar

• take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

• become similar in sound

brook
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

verb

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant

bury
verbv
verb

• cover from sight

• place in a grave or tomb

• place in the earth and cover with soil

• enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

• embed deeply

• dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

buy
verbv
noun

• an advantageous purchase

verb

• obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

• make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

• be worth or be capable of buying

• acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange

• accept as true

consume
verbv
verb

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• spend extravagantly

• destroy completely

• use up (resources or materials)

• engage fully

credit
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• approval

• money available for a client to borrow

• an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items

• used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise

• arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services

• recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours

• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

• an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work

• an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments

verb

• give someone credit for something

• ascribe an achievement to

• enter as credit

• have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

Best Hypernyms For SWALLOWS

Alternatives for ABSORBS

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