brook vs swallow

swallow vs brook

brook and swallow both are nouns.

brook and swallow both are verbs.

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

As verbs, swallow is a hyponym of brook; that is, swallow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brook:

brook: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
swallow: tolerate or accommodate oneself to

Other hyponyms of brook include accept, live with, hold still for, stand for, bear up, take lying down, take a joke, sit out, pay.

brook (noun)	swallow (noun)
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)	the act of swallowing
	small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
	a small amount of liquid food

brook (verb)	swallow (verb)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant	believe or accept without questioning or challenge
	keep from expressing
	tolerate or accommodate oneself to
	take back what one has said
	utter unclearly
	engulf and destroy
	pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
	enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

Difference between brook and swallow

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