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to swallow, to gulp down
She accidentally swallowed some water while swimming.
to drink, to knock back; to down
He drinks several beers every evening.
to swallow
Because of his severe sore throat, he could barely swallow.
to take in, to ingest; to inhale
The workers had to take in a lot of dust at the construction site.
to swallow up, to take over; to annex
The large corporation swallowed up several smaller companies within a few years.
to accept, to swallow; to put up with
He simply had to accept the unfair criticism.
to swallow, to believe; to buy
I can't believe you swallowed that excuse.
to struggle with, to have difficulty coming to terms with; to find hard to take
The team struggled with this defeat for a long time.
to absorb, to swallow up; to take in
The dry soil absorbed the rainwater immediately.
to consume, to use up; to guzzle
The old car consumes almost twelve liters of gasoline per hundred kilometers.
