Difference between Swallow and Sup

What is the difference between Swallow and Sup?

Swallow as a verb is to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach. while Sup as a verb is to sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.

Swallow

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach. To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this. To take in, to consume, to absorb or cause to disappear. To believe or accept.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A deep chasm or abyss in the earth. The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing. 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.

Example sentence: In business, the competition will bite you if you keep running, if you stand still, they will swallow you.

Sup

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A sip; a small amount of food or drink.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.To take supper.

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: what's up (either as a greeting or actual question).

We hope you now know whether to use Swallow or Sup in your sentence.

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