swallow vs uptake

uptake vs swallow

swallow and uptake both are nouns.

swallow is a verb but uptake is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of swallow include consumption, ingestion, intake.

swallow (noun)	uptake (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 process of taking up or using up or consuming
a small amount of liquid food

swallow (verb)	uptake (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 uptake

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