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swallows the anchor

swallows the anchor is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swallow the anchor.

Meaning of swallow the anchor

Verb

swallow the anchor (third-person singular simple present swallows the anchor, present participle swallowing the anchor, simple past and past participle swallowed the anchor)

  1. (slang) To leave the navy.
    • My grand pa was the carpenter on his ship, but had a few years before swallowed the anchor and stepped on land to repair boats.2008, Scott Telek, The Ghost Ship, page 184

Questions about swallows the anchor

What is swallows the anchor the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Swallows the anchor is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swallow the anchor.

Words near swallows the anchor in the dictionary

  1. swallows
  2. swallows a bitter pill
  3. swallows down
  4. swallows one's pride
  5. swallows one's words
  6. swallows the anchor
  7. swallows the dictionary
  8. swallows the leek
  9. swallows up
  10. swallowtail
  11. swallowtailed

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