Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)swallow, supa small amount of liquid food“a sup of ale” (n)swallow, drink, deglutitionthe act of swallowing“one swallow of the liquid was enough”,
“he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips” (n)swallowsmall long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations Verbs
(v)swallow, get downpass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking“Swallow the raw fish — it won't kill you!” (v)swallowengulf and destroy“The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries” (v)swallowutter unclearly“She swallowed the last words of her speech” (v)swallowkeep from expressing“I swallowed my anger and kept quiet” (v)accept, live with, swallowtolerate 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)swallowbelieve or accept without questioning or challenge“Am I supposed to swallow that story?”