swallow

swal|low1 [ `swalou ] verb **

1. ) intransitive or transitive to make food or drink go from your mouth down through your throat and into your stomach:

She quickly swallowed the rest of her coffee.

I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow.

a ) intransitive to make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing food:

Tim swallowed nervously before replying.

2. ) transitive INFORMAL to believe something that is unlikely to be true:

I found the movie's ending a bit hard to swallow.

swallow your pride/disappointment/anger etc.

to not show your feelings and not allow them to affect the way you behave:

He finally had to swallow his pride and ask for help.

=> PILL

,swallow `up phrasal verb transitive

1. ) to take control of a smaller company or country:

The company was swallowed up in a corporate merger.

2. ) to use a lot of something such as money, time, or effort:

Campaigning swallows up a lot of time without guaranteeing success.

3. ) to destroy something completely or make it disappear:

The whole building was swallowed up by the flames.

swallow

swal|low 2 [ `swalou ] noun count

1. ) a small bird whose tail has two points like a fork

2. ) a movement in your throat that makes food or drink go down into your stomach