Dictionary - English
swallow
- To cause (food or drink, for example) to pass through the mouth and throat into the stomach. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- To put up with (something unpleasant): swallowed the insults and kept on working. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- To refrain from expressing; suppress: swallow one's feelings. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- To consume or destroy as if by ingestion; devour: a building that was swallowed up by fire. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- Slang To believe without question: swallowed the alibi. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen