red-eye vs swallow

red-eye

noun
  • Any of various grass-skippers or hesperiid butterflies of the genus Matapa. 

  • Either of two subspecies of the copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), a venomous pit viper native to the United States: either the broad-banded copperhead or Texas copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus), or the highland moccasin or northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen). 

  • The redeye tetra (Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae), a freshwater fish, commonly kept in aquariums, native to South America. 

  • The red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus), a small American songbird. 

  • Redness in the eye(s) of someone in a colour photograph, as an unwanted consequence of light from a flash reflecting off blood vessels in the retina. 

  • Any of various sunfishes of the family Centrarchidae, especially the redeye bass (Micropterus coosae). 

  • A drink made by adding a shot of espresso to a cup of coffee. 

  • An overnight airplane flight. 

  • A strong but poor-quality whiskey. 

  • The red-eyed treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas), which is native to neotropical rainforests. 

  • Redness of the conjunctiva; especially when caused by conjunctivitis (pink-eye). 

  • The common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus), a freshwater fish. 

  • A species of cicada, Psaltoda moerens, native to eastern Australia. 

  • Any of various round herrings of the genus Etrumeus. 

  • A drink consisting of beer with tomato juice. 

verb
  • Often followed by it: to travel on a red-eye (“an overnight airplane flight”). 

swallow

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. 

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

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

  • The opening in a pulley block between the sheave and shell through which the rope passes. 

verb
  • To retract; to recant. 

  • 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. 

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

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

  • To engross; to appropriate; usually with up. 

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

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

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