swallow (
http://definr.com/swallow)
n 1: a small amount of liquid food: "a sup of ale" [syn:
sup]
2: the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was
enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his
lips" [syn:
drink,
deglutition]
3: small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight
and the regularity of its migrations
v 1: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking;
"Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" [syn: {get
down}]
2: engulf and destroy, as if by ingestion: "The Nazis swallowed
the Baltic countries"
3: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The
huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly
thereafter" [syn:
immerse,
engross,
swallow up,
bury,
eat up]
4: utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her
speech"
5: take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn:
take back,
unsay,
withdraw]
6: keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
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" [syn:
accept,
live with]
8: believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I
supposed to swallow that story?"