swallow meaning and definition

SWALLOW noun

Definition of swallow (noun)

1. a small amount of liquid food
   • "a sup of ale"
   • synonyms: sup
2. 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. small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

SWALLOW verb

Definition of swallow (verb)

1. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
   • "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
   • synonyms: get down
2. engulf and destroy
   • "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"
   • synonyms: bury, eat up, immerse, swallow up
4. utter indistinctly
   • "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
5. take back what one has said
   • "He swallowed his words"
   • synonyms: 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 idiosyncrasies"
   • synonyms: accept, live with
8. believe or accept without questioning or challenge
   • "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"