swallow

I. v. a.

1.

Take into the stomach, gulp, imbibe, gorge, engorge, englut.

2.

Absorb, engulf, devour, swallow up, submerge.

3.

Believe (without scruple), receive implicitly, accept as true, credit.

4.

Brook, stomach, pocket, endure, bear, put up with, stand, submit to.

5.

Renounce, retract, recant, take back.

6.

Consume, exhaust, waste, use up.

7.

Engross, appropriate, arrogate.

8.

Occupy, employ, use up, consume.

9.

Engross, engage completely.

II. n.

1.

Throat, gullet, aesophagus.

2.

Voracity, gluttonous appetite.

3.

Taste, relish, inclination, liking, palate.

4.

Mouthful, taste, little drink, draught.