Definitions
1.nounA deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
2.nounThe amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing."He took the aspirin with a single swallow of water."
3.nounAny of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing.
4.verbTo cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
5.verbTo take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
6.verbTo take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion."My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow."
7.verbTo accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
8.verbTo engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
9.verbTo retract; to recant."to swallow one's opinions"
10.verbTo put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation."to swallow an affront or insult"