Definition of "Swallow" :

noun: the act of swallowing

"One swallow of the liquid was enough."

noun: small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

noun: a small amount of liquid food

verb: believe or accept without questioning or challenge

"Am I supposed to swallow that story?."

verb: tolerate or accommodate oneself to

"I swallowed the insult."

verb: keep from expressing

"I swallowed my anger and kept quiet."

verb: take back what one has said

"He swallowed his words."

verb: utter indistinctly

"She swallowed the last words of her speech."

verb: engulf and destroy

"The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries."

verb: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

"Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!."

verb: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

"The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter."