swallow vs aerophagia

aerophagia vs swallow

swallow and aerophagia both are nouns.

swallow is a verb but aerophagia is not a verb.

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

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

swallow: the act of swallowing
aerophagia: swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence)

Other hyponyms of swallow include draft, draught, gulp, swig, sip.

swallow (noun)	aerophagia (noun)
the act of swallowing	swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence)
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
a small amount of liquid food

swallow (verb)	aerophagia (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 swallow and aerophagia

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