a small amount of liquid food; a sup of ale

[ Syn: sup ]

the act of swallowing; one swallow of the liquid was enough; he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips

[ Syn: drink , deglutition ]

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

pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; Swallow the raw fish--it wont kill you!

[ Syn: get down ]

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

[ Syn: immerse , swallow up , bury , eat up ]

utter indistinctly; She swallowed the last words of her speech'

take back what one has said; He swallowed his words

[ Syn: take back , unsay , withdraw ]

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 husbands little idiosyncrasies

[ Syn: accept , live with ]

believe or accept without questioning or challenge; Am I supposed to swallow that story?'