n.
1.a small amount of liquid food
2.the act of swallowing
3.small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations swallow v.
1.pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
2.engulf and destroy
3.enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
4.utter indistinctly
5.take back what one has said
6.keep from expressing
7.tolerate or accommodate oneself to
8.believe or accept without questioning or challenge