swallow

/swˈɑloʊ/

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