swallow

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10/26/2022 12:59:19 PM

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to cause food, drink, pills, etc. to move from your mouth into your stomach by using the muscles of your throat:

My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow.

He put a grape into his mouth and swallowed it whole.

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to use the muscles of your throat, as if moving something from your mouth into your stomach, because you are nervous or frightened, or are about to say something:

He swallowed hard and said, "Dad, I have something to tell you."

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