swallow

the act of swallowing

“one swallow of the liquid was enough”

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

utter indistinctly

“She swallowed the last words of her speech”

tolerate or accommodate oneself to

“I swallowed the insult”

enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

“The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”

take back what one has said

“He swallowed his words”

pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

a small amount of liquid food

believe or accept without questioning or challenge

“Am I supposed to swallow that story?”

engulf and destroy

“The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries”

keep from expressing

“I swallowed my anger and kept quiet”