∙ To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.] transitive
∙ To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb. [from 13th c.] transitive
∙ To 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. [from 18th c.] intransitive
∙ To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept. [from 16th c.] transitive
∙ To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
∙ To retract; to recant.
∙ To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
Noun
∙ A deep chasm or abyss in the earth. archaic
∙ The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
Noun
∙ A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
∙ The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves. nautical