swallow

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

pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

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?"