1. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; - Example: "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" [syn: immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
swallow up
v 1: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The
huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly
thereafter" [syn: immerse, swallow, swallow up,
bury, eat up]