Swallow (Verb)
Meaning 1
Pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 2
Engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 3
Take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
Keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 5
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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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 6
Believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Meaning 7
Utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.