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svalg — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chasm noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
  • gorge noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
  • pharynx noun The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
  • swallow verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.

Senses

svalg is used for these senses in English:

  • chasm (geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
  • pharynx (anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
  • swallow (archaic) A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.

chasm — full definition

  1. noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
  2. noun A very large difference between two people, ideas, or groups.

gorge — full definition

  1. noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
  2. noun The throat or gullet.
  3. verb To eat greedily and to excess.

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