schlucken

Meaning

  1. (intransitive,transitive,weak) to swallow
  2. (intransitive,weak) to gulp (swallow one's spittle out of fear etc.)
  3. (figuratively,transitive,weak) to gobble up (annex, e.g. another company)
  4. (figuratively,transitive,weak) to swallow; to accept; to put up with
  5. (figuratively,transitive,weak) to buy, to be deceived by

Synonyms

sich schicken

sacken lassen

darüber schlafen

damit umgehen lernen

leisetreten

zu sich nehmen

Nachsicht üben

über sich ergehen lassen

konnivieren

gefallen lassen

reinziehen

arrangieren mit

in sein Schicksal ergeben

kleiner setzen

gleichmütig ertragen

keinen Aufstand machen

ergeben in

ingestieren

reinpfeifen

reinzischen

Füße stillhalten

nicht protestieren

drinken

bitterlich weinen

hinunterschlingen

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃlʊkən/
Etymology

From Middle High German slucken, from Old High German (attested in the derived noun slucko (“glutton”)), probably ultimately onomatopoeic. Cognate with Dutch slokken.

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