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Swallow

/swˈɑloʊ/
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(verb) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.

We just have to swallow it.
First, swallow one dose of barium.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The little bird was finally able to ____ the large worm after a long and difficult struggle today.

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