Swallow vs. Drink
Difference Between Swallow and Drink
Swallowverb
(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
Drinkverb
(ambitransitive) To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
He drank the water I gave him.You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.Swallowverb
(transitive) To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
Drinkverb
To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.Swallowverb
(intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.
My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow.Drinkverb
(intransitive) To consume alcoholic beverages.
You've been drinking, haven't you?No thanks, I don't drink.Swallowverb
(transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
Drinkverb
(transitive) To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
Swallowverb
(intransitive) To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
Drinkverb
(transitive) To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
Swallowverb
(transitive) To retract; to recant.
to swallow one's opinionsDrinkverb
To smoke, as tobacco.
Swallowverb
(transitive) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
to swallow an affront or insultDrinknoun
A beverage.
I’d like another drink please.Swallownoun
(archaic) A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
Drinknoun
A (served) alcoholic beverage.
Can I buy you a drink?Swallownoun
The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
He took the aspirin with a single swallow of water.Drinknoun
The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.
He was about to take a drink from his root beer.Swallownoun
(Nigeria) Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing.
Drinknoun
A type of beverage (usually mixed).
My favourite drink is the White Russian.Swallownoun
A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
Drinknoun
Alcoholic beverages in general.
Swallownoun
(nautical) The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.
Drinknoun
Any body of water.
If he doesn't pay off the mafia, he’ll wear cement shoes to the bottom of the drink!Swallownoun
a small amount of liquid food;
a sup of aleDrinknoun
Drinks in general; something to drink
Swallownoun
the act of swallowing;
one swallow of the liquid was enoughhe took a drink of his beer and smacked his lipsDrinknoun
a single serving of a beverage;
I asked for a hot drinklikes a drink before dinnerSwallownoun
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
Drinknoun
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess;
drink was his downfallSwallowverb
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking;
Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!Drinknoun
any liquid suitable for drinking;
may I take your beverage order?Swallowverb
engulf and destroy;
The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countriesDrinknoun
any large deep body of water;
he jumped into the drink and had to be rescuedSwallowverb
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing;
The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafterDrinknoun
the act of swallowing;
one swallow of the liquid was enoughhe took a drink of his beer and smacked his lipsSwallowverb
utter indistinctly;
She swallowed the last words of her speechDrinkverb
take in liquids;
The patient must drink several liters each dayThe children like to drink sodaSwallowverb
take back what one has said;
He swallowed his wordsDrinkverb
consume alcohol;
We were up drinking all nightSwallowverb
keep from expressing;
I swallowed my anger and kept quietDrinkverb
propose a toast to;
Let us toast the birthday girl!Let's drink to the New YearSwallowverb
tolerate or accommodate oneself to;
I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditionsI swallowed the insultShe has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncraciesDrinkverb
be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to;
The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stageSwallowverb
believe or accept without questioning or challenge;
Am I supposed to swallow that story?Drinkverb
drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic;
The husband drinks and beats his wife
