Definitions for swallow
The noun swallow has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
(a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale")
(the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips")
(small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations)
The verb swallow has 8 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
(pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish
(engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries")
(enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter")
(utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech")
(take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words")
(keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet")
(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")
(believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?")
