The difference between Swallow and Take back

When used as verbs, swallow means to cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach, whereas take back means to retract an earlier statement.

Swallow is also noun with the meaning: a deep chasm or abyss in the earth.

check bellow for the other definitions of Swallow and Take back

  1. Swallow as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.

  2. Swallow as a verb (transitive):

    To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.

  3. Swallow as a verb (intransitive):

    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.

    Examples:

    "My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow."

  4. Swallow as a verb (transitive):

    To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.

  5. Swallow as a verb:

    To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.

  6. Swallow as a verb:

    To retract; to recant.

    Examples:

    "to swallow one's opinions"

  7. Swallow as a verb:

    To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.

    Examples:

    "to swallow an affront or insult"

  1. Swallow as a noun (archaic):

    A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.

  2. Swallow as a noun:

    The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.

    Examples:

    "He took the aspirin with a single swallow of water."

  3. Swallow as a noun (Nigeria):

    Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing.

  1. Swallow as a noun:

    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. Swallow as a noun (nautical):

    The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ham. Nav. Encyc"

  1. Take back as a verb:

    To retract an earlier statement

    Examples:

    "No, you are not fat; I take it all back."

  2. Take back as a verb:

    To cause to remember some past event or time

    Examples:

    "That tune takes me back to my childhood."

  3. Take back as a verb:

    To resume a relationship

    Examples:

    "She has forgiven him, and taken him back."

  4. Take back as a verb:

    To regain possession of something

    Examples:

    "The wedding is off, and he has taken back the ring."

  5. Take back as a verb:

    To return something to a vendor for a refund

    Examples:

    "'Take back faulty goods to the shop where you bought them."

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