swallow vs bolt

bolt vs swallow

swallow and bolt both are nouns.

swallow and bolt both are verbs.

swallow is not an adverb while bolt is an adverb.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of swallow include cumswallow.

swallow (noun)	bolt (noun)
the act of swallowing	a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations	the act of moving with great haste
a small amount of liquid food	a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
	the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key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

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

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

Difference between swallow and bolt

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