Amaleq13

Wow, you really don't know when to quit while you're behind.

Main Entry: sense
Part of Speech: noun 3
Definition: meaning
Synonyms: acceptation, advantage, bottom line*, burden, core, definition, denotation, drift, gist, good, heart, implication, import, intendment, interpretation, logic, matter, meat*, message, nitty-gritty*, nuance, nub, point, punch line*, purport, purpose, reason, short, significance, significancy, signification, stuff, substance, thrust, understanding, upshot, use, value, worth
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)
Copyright © 2007 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
* = informal or slang

From http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/sense, emphasis mine

The word "swallow" has either a literal or metaphoric meaning, but only one meaning is used in "hard to swallow".

The distinction exists only in your mind.

That same site provides dictionary references as well:

sense:

13. the meaning or gist of something: You missed the sense of his statement.

15. the meaning of a word or phrase in a specific context, esp. as isolated in a dictionary or glossary; the semantic element in a word or group of words.

mean:

4. to have as its sense or signification; signify: The word “freedom” means many things to many people.

Emphasis added to aid in your comprehension.

Want to keep playing this silly game even though you have already clearly lost?

GenesisNemesis

Out of pie.

spin

Crunchy frog is hard to swallow.

gregor

Not as tough as the "spring surprise."

Sauron

But without studying the meaning of words, you will never be able to understand either scenario. Nor will you be able to differentiate when the literal usage is intended vs the metaphorical.

In short, your position is bullshit. Again.

Clouseau

What, then, is the meaning of 'hard to swallow' in the newspaper headline? Does 'swallow' there refer to ingestion or to mental accommodation?

Amaleq13

How are these questions relevant to your failure to comprehend (or refusal to admit) that "sense" and "meaning" are synonyms?

As any reasonably bright sixth grader knows, the meaning of the headline is revealed by understanding the meaning of the article. If the article is about gigantic pills, the meaning of the words is literal. If the article is about something difficult to believe, the meaning is not literal.

Can you still see light from the bottom of that pit you've dug?

Clouseau

[QUOTE=Amaleq13;4819026]Indeed.

Solo

The one sure way to repel any argument is to insist on one's constitutional right to be incoherent.

Jiri

Amaleq13

So you do recognize your error! I knew you were only pretending to be dense!! I certainly hope you've grown tired of that game but I won't hold my breath.