Swallows meaning : A deep chasm or abyss in the earth. The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing. Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing. To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb. 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. To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept. To engross; to appropriate; usually with up. To retract; to recant. To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation. 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.