English verb: swallow up | |||
1. | swallow up (contact) enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing | ||
Samples | The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter. | ||
Synonyms | bury, eat up, immerse, swallow | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | close in, enclose, inclose, shut in | ||