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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 | ||
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