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SWALLOW

Definition:

[noun] a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"
Synonyms: sup
[noun] the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
Synonyms: drink, deglutition
[noun] small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
[verb] pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish
Synonyms: get down
[verb] engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
[verb] enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
Synonyms: immerse, up, bury, eat up
[verb] utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
[verb] take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
Synonyms: take back, unsay, withdraw
[verb] keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
[verb] 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 idiosyncracies"
Synonyms: accept, live with
[verb] believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"