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Swallow

verb

(past & past part. swallowed; pres. part. swallowing)

1.

Pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking. Synonym: get down.

2.

Engulf and destroy.

3.

Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing. Synonyms: bury, eat up, immerse, swallow up.

4.

Utter indistinctly.

5.

Take back what one has said. Synonyms: take back, unsay, withdraw.

6.

Keep from expressing.

7.

Tolerate or accommodate oneself to. Synonyms: accept, live with. "I swallowed the insult" , "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"

8.

Believe or accept without questioning or challenge.

noun

1.

A small amount of liquid food. Synonym: sup.

2.

The act of swallowing. Synonyms: deglutition, drink. "He took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"

3.

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

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"Swallow" Quotes from Famous Books

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