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Meaning:

Noun:

  • archaic A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
  • 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.
  • The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this.
  • transitive To believe or accept.
  • transitive To cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach.
  • transitive To take in, to consume, to absorb or cause to disappear.

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