Swallow+greedily

  • 121down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. downward; under, beneath, below. See lowness, descent.Ant., up, above. II (Roget s IV) prep. and modif. 1. [Having a downward motion] Syn. forward, headlong, downward, downhill, downstairs,… …

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  • 122guzzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. swig (see drinking). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. swill, quaff, swig; see drink 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. swill, swig, *chug a lug, *down, quaff, tipple, *knock back, gulp, drain, *polish off,… …

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  • 123wolf — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. canid, wolfkin, cub, whelp; hyena; werewolf, wolfman; slang, philanderer, rake, roué, woman chaser, lady killer. See animal, love. v. t. raven, gulp, bolt, gobble. See food. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An… …

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  • 124englut — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts: bolt, down, engorge, gobble, gulp, guzzle, ingurgitate, swill, wolf. See INGESTION …

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  • 125engorge — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts: bolt, down, englut, gobble, gulp, guzzle, ingurgitate, swill, wolf. See INGESTION. 2. To satisfy to the full or to excess: cloy, glut, gorge, pall,… …

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  • 126ingurgitate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts: bolt, down, englut, engorge, gobble, gulp, guzzle, swill, wolf. See INGESTION …

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  • 127gorge — {{11}}gorge (n.) mid 14c., throat, from O.Fr. gorge throat, bosom, from L.L. gurges gullet, throat, jaws, of uncertain origin, probably related to L. gurgulio gullet, windpipe, from PIE *gwere to swallow. Transferred sense of deep, narrow valley… …

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  • 128gollop Brit. — gollop Brit. [ gɒləp] informal verb (gollops, golloping, golloped) swallow (food) hastily or greedily. noun a hasty gulp. Origin C19: perh. from gulp, influenced by gobble1 …

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