swallow vs barn swallow

barn swallow vs swallow

swallow and barn swallow both are nouns.

swallow is a verb but barn swallow is not a verb.

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

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

swallow: small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
barn swallow: common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.

Other hyponyms of swallow include chimney swallow, Hirundo rustica, cliff swallow, Hirundo pyrrhonota, Hirundo nigricans, tree martin, tree swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor, tree swallow, white-bellied swallow, martin.

swallow (noun)	barn swallow (noun)
the act of swallowing	common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
a small amount of liquid food

swallow (verb)	barn 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 swallow and barn swallow

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