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| cliff swallow |
a North American swallow that nests on the faces of cliffs or under the eaves of buildings. |
| crib-biting |
the habit of horses to bite at wood, as of a stall or feed trough, and swallow harmful amounts of air while doing so. |
| devour |
to eat or swallow greedily. [2/4 definitions] |
| drink |
to swallow liquid. [3/12 definitions] |
| fire-eater |
a performer, as in a circus, who pretends to swallow fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| get down |
to manage to swallow or eat (something). [1/7 definitions] |
| gulp |
a large mouthful or swallow. [1/5 definitions] |
| martin |
any of several birds of the swallow family. |
| purple martin |
the largest North American swallow, the male of which is entirely blue-black while the female has a white breast. |
| snort |
(slang) a swallow or drink of alcoholic liquor. [1/8 definitions] |
| swallow1 |
to perform the actions used to swallow food or drink. [1/8 definitions] |
| swallowtail |
the deeply notched or forked tail of a swallow, or a tail that is similar to it. [2 definitions] |
| swallow-tailed |
having a forked tail similar to that of a swallow. [1/2 definitions] |
| swig |
(informal) an amount of fluid, esp. liquor, drunk in a single rapid swallow. [1/2 definitions] |
| swill |
a deep, rapid, greedy swallow, esp. of liquor. [1/8 definitions] |
| toss off |
to drink quickly, usu. in a single swallow. [1/2 definitions] |
| wash down |
to drink water or other liquid in order to help to swallow. [1/2 definitions] |
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