SWALLOW UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

Example:

The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter

Synonyms:

bury; eat up; immerse; swallow; swallow up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "swallow up" is one way to...):

close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something