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1. (noun) swallow, sup
a small amount of liquid food
"a sup of ale"

2. (noun) swallow, drink, deglutition
the act of swallowing
"one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"

3. (noun) swallow
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

4. (verb) swallow, get down
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
"Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

5. (verb) swallow
engulf and destroy
"The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"

6. (verb) immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
"The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

7. (verb) swallow
utter indistinctly
"She swallowed the last words of her speech"

8. (verb) swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw
take back what one has said
"He swallowed his words"

9. (verb) swallow
keep from expressing
"I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"

10. (verb) accept, live with, swallow
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"

11. (verb) swallow
believe or accept without questioning or challenge
"Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

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