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