swallow :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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

n. the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"

sup

n. a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"

v. believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

v. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

v. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

n. a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"

v. consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"

v. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

v. drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"

v. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

v. fill or cover completely, usually with water

v. cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"