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

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

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

v. 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"

v. take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"

v. keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"

v. engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"