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swallow
verb
to
make
food
,
drink
,
or
another
substance
move
from
the
mouth
down
the
throat
into
the
stomach
•
Chew
your
food
well
before
you
swallow
it
.
Chew
your
food
well
before
you
swallow
it
.
•
The
pill
was
so
big
that
he
could
hardly
swallow
it
.
The
pill
was
so
big
that
he
could
hardly
swallow
it
.
Old
English
swelgan
,
of
Germanic
origin
;
related
to
German
schwelgen
‘
swill
’.
verb
to
accept
or
believe
something
difficult
,
unpleasant
,
or
surprising
without
openly
protesting
•
I
still
can't
swallow
the
fact
that
we
lost
the
championship
.
I
still
can't
swallow
the
fact
that
we
lost
the
championship
.
•
She
had
to
swallow
his
rude
remarks
and
keep
smiling
.
She
had
to
swallow
his
rude
remarks
and
keep
smiling
.
verb
to
keep
strong
feelings
such
as
anger
,
tears
,
or
pride
inside
instead
of
showing
them
•
He
swallowed
his
anger
and
spoke
calmly
.
He
swallowed
his
anger
and
spoke
calmly
.
•
Maria
swallowed
her
tears
when
she
heard
the
bad
news
.
Maria
swallowed
her
tears
when
she
heard
the
bad
news
.