verb
to engulf or consume something completely
adverb
used to modify the verb 'swallow' to indicate the manner in which something is consumed completely
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The massive sinkhole seemed to swallow up everything in its path.
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The big wave came and just swallowed up our sandcastle.
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I can't believe that new video game just swallowed up all my free time.
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Her fear of failure threatened to swallow up her confidence.