Crossword clues for swallowed
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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. sv[ae]lge. Cf. Groundsel a plant.]
-
To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet, or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or drink.
As if I had swallowed snowballs for pills.
--Shak. -
To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb -- usually followed by up.
--Milton.The earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses.
--Num. xvi. 32. -
To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without examination or scruple; to receive implicitly.
Though that story . . . be not so readily swallowed.
--Sir T. Browne. -
To engross; to appropriate; -- usually with up.
Homer excels . . . in this, that he swallowed up the honor of those who succeeded him.
--Pope. -
To occupy; to take up; to employ.
The necessary provision of the life swallows the greatest part of their time.
--Locke. -
To seize and waste; to exhaust; to consume.
Corruption swallowed what the liberal hand Of bounty scattered.
--Thomson. To retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions. ``Swallowed his vows whole.''
--Shak.-
To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or insult.
Syn: To absorb; imbibe; ingulf; engross; consume. See Absorb.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: swallow)
WordNet
Wikipedia
'Swallowed' is a song by British alternative rock band Bush. It was included on the 1996 album Razorblade Suitcase, which topped the Billboard 200 chart. It was later included on the remix album Deconstructed, the live album Zen X Four, and the Bush greatest hits compilation. The song was featured in the TV series Cold Case and My Mad Fat Diary. A remix of the song was featured in the film The Jackal.
Usage examples of "swallowed".
Harry swallowed, seeing the way Fudge and Bagman responded to the presence of the ersatz Mr.
Harry swallowed, remembering Ginny touching him that way when he was in his griffin form.
But once swallowed by the size of the vaulted ceiling, it was difficult to tear my gaze away.
She swallowed and looked at him, and he realized suddenly how frightened she was.
Harry swallowed, scrambled to turn on a lamp and the television, which immediately started blaring very loudly, as it was showing an old James Bond film, and cars and helicopters and large parts of the Soviet Union were busily exploding.
He swallowed, following the way the fabric of the night dress moved over her body.
He swallowed, trying to come up with a plausible way to explain his behavior in a perfectly innocuous manner.
He swallowed and looked up at the parapets, where many more people than he remembered were watching.
He swallowed, wondering whether she had perhaps been reciting an incantation to jinx him so that he became ill from his dinner.
He swallowed, a fine sheen of sweat on his upper lip and his brow as he gazed at Hermione, his chest heaving.
He swallowed, then looked down, trying not to jump across the room and throttle Neville.
Malfoy looked at the Pensieve and swallowed, but then he also shook his head.
He swallowed and tried to steady his breathing, every swear word he knew rocketing through his head.
He swallowed and looked sideways at Draco Malfoy, to see what his reaction was.
Neville stared at it with large, round eyes and Harry swallowed, surveying the damaged sink.