bolt vs swallow

swallow vs bolt

bolt and swallow both are nouns.

bolt and swallow both are verbs.

bolt is an adverb but swallow is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bolt	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
swallow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, swallow is a hypernym of bolt; that is, swallow is a word with a broader meaning than bolt:

bolt: swallow hastily
swallow: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

Other hypernyms of bolt include get down.

bolt (noun)	swallow (noun)
a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)	the act of swallowing
the act of moving with great haste	small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener	a small amount of liquid food
the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

bolt (verb)	swallow (verb)
make or roll into bolts	believe or accept without questioning or challenge
eat hastily without proper chewing	keep from expressing
swallow hastily	tolerate or accommodate oneself to
secure or lock with a bolt	take back what one has said
move or jump suddenly	utter unclearly
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry	engulf and destroy
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along	pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
	enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

bolt (adverb)	swallow (adverb)
directly
in a rigid manner

Difference between bolt and swallow

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