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swallow vs ingestion

ingestion vs swallow

swallow and ingestion both are nouns.

swallow is a verb but ingestion is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
swallow Yes No Yes No
ingestion Yes No No No
As nouns, ingestion is a hypernym of swallow; that is, ingestion is a word with a broader meaning than swallow:
  • swallow: the act of swallowing
  • ingestion: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
Other hypernyms of swallow include consumption, intake, uptake.
swallow (noun) ingestion (noun)
the act of swallowing the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
a small amount of liquid food
swallow (verb) ingestion (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 ingestion

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