what does swallow a dictionary mean
â¢ SWALLOW (noun). The noun SWALLOW has 3 senses: 1. a small amount of liquid food. 2. the act of swallowing. 3. small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations. Familiarity information: SWALLOW used as a noun is uncommon.yponyms (each of the following is a kind of swallow): barn swallow; chimney swallow; Hirundo rustica (common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.). cliff swallow; Hirundo pyrrhonota (North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls).