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