noun : SWALLOW
Source: WordNet 3.1
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2. (
) the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" ;
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3. (
) small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations ;
verb : SWALLOW
Source: WordNet 3.1
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2. (
) engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries" ;
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3. (
) enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" ;
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4. (
) utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech" ;
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5. (
) take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" ;
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6. (
) keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet" ;
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7. (
) 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" ;
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8. (
) believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?" ;
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