1. (

• swallow ,
• sup

) a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale" ;

2. (

• 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. (

• swallow

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

1. (

• swallow ,
• get_down

) pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish;

2. (

• swallow

) engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries" ;

3. (

• 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" ;

4. (

• swallow ,

) utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech" ;

5. (

• swallow ,
• take_back ,
• unsay ,
• withdraw ,

) take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" ;

6. (

• swallow ,

) keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet" ;

7. (

• 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" ;

8. (

• swallow

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