Definitions
1.verbTo cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
2.verbTo take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
3.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."
4.verbTo accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
5.verbTo engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
6.verbTo retract; to recant."to swallow one's opinions"
7.verbTo put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation."to swallow an affront or insult"