eng: swallow

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Meaning
means	(noun) a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale" sup, swallow
means	(noun) the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" drink, deglutition, swallow
means	(noun) small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations swallow
means	(verb) pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" get down, swallow
means	(verb) engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries" swallow
means	(verb) enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" eat up, swallow, immerse, bury, swallow up
means	(verb) utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech" swallow
means	(verb) take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" withdraw, swallow, unsay, take back
means	(verb) keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet" swallow
means	(verb) 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" swallow, live with, accept
means	(verb) believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?" swallow