swallow

fe’l verb

1. 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. My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow.
2. To retract; to recant. to swallow one's opinions
3. To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation. to swallow an affront or insult
4. To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.

ot noun

1. The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing. He took the aspirin with a single swallow of water.
2. A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
3. Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing.
4. 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.