"swallow down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: swallows down [present, singular, third-person], swallowing down [participle, present], swallowed down [participle, past], swallowed down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} swallow down (third-person singular simple present swallows down, present participle swallowing down, simple past and past participle swallowed down)
  1. (transitive) To believe (something) unpleasant or undesirable. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        "To believe (something) unpleasant or undesirable."
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      "id": "en-swallow_down-en-verb-8EPYPUql",
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        "(transitive) To believe (something) unpleasant or undesirable."
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "To believe (something) unpleasant or undesirable."
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        "(transitive) To believe (something) unpleasant or undesirable."
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