SWALLOWS

noun

1. A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
2. The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
3. Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing.

verb

1. To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
2. To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
3. To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.

noun

1. A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
2. The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.