swallow

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swallow Definition

• (n) a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"
• (n) the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
• (n) small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
• (v) pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won''t kill you!"
• (v) engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
• (v) enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
• (v) utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
• (v) take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
• (v) keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
• (v) tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband''s little idiosyncracies"
• (v) believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

swallow Synonyms

• accept
• bury
• deglutition
• drink
• eat up
• get down
• immerse
• live with
• sup
• swallow
• swallow up
• take back
• unsay
• withdraw