swallow

(n) a small amount of liquid food
- a sup of ale
sup,
(n) the act of swallowing
- one swallow of the liquid was enough
- he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips
deglutition, drink,
(n) small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

(v) pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
- Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!
get down,
(v) engulf and destroy
- The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries
(v) enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
- The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
swallow up, eat up, immerse, bury,
(v) utter indistinctly
- She swallowed the last words of her speech
(v) take back what one has said
- He swallowed his words
unsay, take back, withdraw,
(v) keep from expressing
- I swallowed my anger and kept quiet
(v) 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
live with, accept,
(v) believe or accept without questioning or challenge
- Am I supposed to swallow that story?

sup get down deglutition drink swallow up eat up immerse bury unsay take back withdraw live with accept

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