Check and Swallow

Check

Check verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

Usage example: check your enthusiasm a bit, and think before you marry someone you just met

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Swallow and check are semantically related in suppress topic. In some cases you can use "Swallow" instead a verb "Check".

Nearby Words: checked, checking, checkup, checker, checklist

Swallow verb - To refrain from openly showing or uttering.

Usage example: swallowed his pride and asked for help

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Check and swallow are semantically related in overcome topic. Sometimes you can use "Check" instead a verb "Swallow".

Nearby Words: swallowed, swallowing

Swallow the Key: In "Abra-Cadaver," the killer, a Stage Magician who was perfectly willing to kill his family members for the sake of illusions, does this at the end (although Grissom did think to check his mouth).

Source: Series / CSI

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