заглота́ть

rare #59436

verbperfective imperfective is загла́тывать

1.
to swallow, to gulp down, to swallow whole
Ры́ба заглота́ла крючо́к.
The fish swallowed the hook.
Perfective; colloquial. Often of a fish taking the hook or of swallowing something whole.
2.
to wolf down, to gobble up, to eat hastily
Он заглота́л обе́д и убежа́л на рабо́ту.
He wolfed down his lunch and ran off to work.
Colloquial.
3.
(rare) to gulp air, to gasp for air
Он вы́нырнул и жа́дно заглота́л во́здух.
He surfaced and greedily gulped in air.
Only with воздух as the object.

Examples

Рыба быстро заглотала маленького червяка
The fish quickly swallowed the small worm.
Собака заглотала кусок мяса целиком
The dog swallowed the piece of meat whole.
Он заглотал воздух перед прыжком в воду
He gulped in air before jumping into the water.

Imperative
ты	заглота́й
вы	заглота́йте

Active present	-
Active past	заглота́вший	having swallowed, having engulfed
Passive present	-
Passive past	загло́танный	swallowed, gulped down
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	заглота́в заглотавши	while doing (past)