swallow

swallows swallowed swallowing
Noun
1. a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"
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2. the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
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3. small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
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Verb
1. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
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2. engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
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3. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
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4. utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
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5. take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
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6. keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
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7. 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"
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8. believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
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