vt :  to take through the mouth and esophagus into the stomach vi  :  to receive something into the body through the mouth and esophagus
, n 1  :  an act of swallowing  2  :  an amount that can be swallowed at one time .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  swell 
 
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