English noun: deglutition | |||
| 1. | deglutition (act) the act of swallowing | ||
| Samples | One swallow of the liquid was enough. He took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips. | ||
| Synonyms | drink, swallow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aerophagia, draft, draught, gulp, sip, swig | ||