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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
’.
noun
a
small
migratory
songbird
with
long
pointed
wings
and
a
forked
tail
that
catches
insects
in
flight
•
A
lone
swallow
darted
across
the
evening
sky
.
A
lone
swallow
darted
across
the
evening
sky
.
•
In
spring
,
swallows
return
to
build
nests
under
the
roof
.
In
spring
,
swallows
return
to
build
nests
under
the
roof
.
noun
the
act
of
moving
food
or
drink
from
the
mouth
to
the
stomach
•
After
each
swallow
,
the
medicine
burned
her
throat
slightly
.
After
each
swallow
,
the
medicine
burned
her
throat
slightly
.
•
He
took
a
swallow
and
set
the
glass
down
.
He
took
a
swallow
and
set
the
glass
down
.
noun
a
small
mouthful
or
amount
of
liquid
that
you
drink
at
one
time
•
Just
a
swallow
of
coffee
was
enough
to
wake
her
up
.
Just
a
swallow
of
coffee
was
enough
to
wake
her
up
.
•
He
poured
himself
a
swallow
of
whisky
.
He
poured
himself
a
swallow
of
whisky
.
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
.