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Noun
Definition: the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
Definition: small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
Definition: A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
Definition: A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
Verb
Definition: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
Definition: engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
Definition: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
Definition: utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
Definition: keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
Definition: 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"
Definition: believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
Definition: To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.