swallow the anchor in English

Forms: swallows the anchor [present, singular, third-person], swallowing the anchor [participle, present], swallowed the anchor [participle, past], swallowed the anchor [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} swallow the anchor (third-person singular simple present swallows the anchor, present participle swallowing the anchor, simple past and past participle swallowed the anchor)

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    {
      "form": "swallows the anchor",
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    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "swallowed the anchor",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2008, Scott Telek, The Ghost Ship, page 184",
          "text": "My grand pa was the carpenter on his ship, but had a few years before swallowed the anchor and stepped on land to repair boats.",
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        "To leave the navy."
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        "(naval slang) To leave the navy."
      ],
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        "politics",
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      ]
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  "word": "swallow the anchor"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swallows the anchor",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swallowing the anchor",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swallowed the anchor",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swallowed the anchor",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "text": "My grand pa was the carpenter on his ship, but had a few years before swallowed the anchor and stepped on land to repair boats.",
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        "To leave the navy."
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        "military",
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        "navy",
        "politics",
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"swallow the anchor" meaning in English

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