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verb food/drink, etc. ADV. hastily, quickly | accidentally She accidentally swallowed a glass bead. | easily Liquid food may be more easily swallowed. | down She swallowed down her breakfast in a hurry. PHRASES swallow sth whole Most snakes swallow their prey whole. move your throat muscles ADV. deeply, hard | convulsively, drily, nervously, painfully She swallowed convulsively, determined not to cry. | back He swallowed back the lump in his throat. VERB + SWALLOW have to She had to swallow hard before she could speak.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary