n. 25B6; verb
she couldn't swallow anything : EAT, gulp down, consume, devour, put away; ingest, assimilate; drink, guzzle, quaff, imbibe, sup, slug; informal polish off, swig, swill, down; Brit. informal scoff.
I can't swallow any more of your insults : TOLERATE, endure, stand, put up with, bear, abide, countenance, stomach, take, accept; informal hack; Brit. informal stick; formal brook.
he swallowed my story : BELIEVE, credit, accept, trust; informal fall for, buy, go for, {swallow hook, line, and sinker}.
she swallowed her pride : RESTRAIN, repress, suppress, hold back, fight back; overcome, check, control, curb, rein in; silence, muffle, stifle, smother, hide, bottle up; informal keep a/the lid on.
25A0; swallow someone/something up
the darkness swallowed them up : ENGULF, swamp, devour, overwhelm, overcome.
the colleges were swallowed up by universities : TAKE OVER, engulf, absorb, assimilate, incorporate.