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intake vs swallow

swallow vs intake

intake and swallow both are nouns.

intake is not a verb while swallow is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
intake Yes No No No
swallow Yes No Yes No
As nouns, swallow is a hyponym of intake; that is, swallow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intake:
  • intake: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
  • swallow: the act of swallowing
Other hyponyms of intake include eating, feeding, deglutition, drink, suck, sucking, suction, drinking, imbibing, imbibition.
intake (noun) swallow (noun)
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) the act of swallowing
the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container a small amount of liquid food
intake (verb) swallow (verb)
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 intake and swallow

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