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swab (v)
swaddle (v)
swag (n)
swagger (n)
swagger (v)
swaggering (adj)
swain (n)
swallow (n)
swallow (v)
swallow up (v)
swamp (n)
swamp (v)
swampland (n)
swamps (n)
swampy (adj)
swan (v)
swan song (n)
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swallow (v)
Synonyms: ingest, consume, take in, down, eat, drink, imbibe

Antonym: vomit


Synonyms: believe, accept, fall for, buy, credit, allow

Antonym: reject


Synonyms: gulp, sip, gulp down, swig, gobble up, scarf down, guzzle, swill

Antonym: regurgitate


Synonyms: destroy, engulf, swallow up, take over, gobble up, consume, absorb
Synonyms: suppress, repress, choke back, hold back, hide, conceal, withhold

Antonym: express


Synonyms: retract, take back, back down, recant, eat your words
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