verb
1.
to receive through the esophagus into the stomach
swallowed the pills easily with a sip of water
Synonyms: down, take
Related Word: drop, gulp, ||quilt, toss; ingest, ingurgitate
2.
Synonyms: drink 1, imbibe, quaff, sip, sup (off or up), toss
3.
Synonyms: believe 1, accept, ||buy
Idioms: swallow (something) hook, line, and sinker
4.
Synonyms: bear 10, abide, brook, digest, endure, go, stand, stomach, take, tolerate
5.
Synonyms: accept 2, bear (with), endure, pocket, tolerate, tough (out)
6.
Synonyms: mumble , ||chunter, fumble, muddle, ||mump, murmur, mutter