swallow vs intake

intake vs swallow

swallow and intake both are nouns.

swallow is a verb but intake is not a verb.

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

As nouns, intake is a hypernym of swallow; that is, intake is a word with a broader meaning than swallow:

swallow: the act of swallowing
intake: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

Other hypernyms of swallow include consumption, ingestion, uptake.

swallow (noun)	intake (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	the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
a small amount of liquid food	an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container

swallow (verb)	intake (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 intake

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