Swallow+greedily

  • 81swill — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. flood, drench, swamp, soak, slosh; wash, rinse; guzzle, swizzle, swallow, swig (inf.). n. garbage, refuse, waste, slop[s], mess, filth; eyewash, hogwash. See uncleanness, drinking. II (Roget s IV) n.… …

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  • 82devour — v 1. swallow, gulp, eat up, swallow up, gulp down, gobble, bolt, wolf, raven, Inf. put away or down, Inf. pack away or in; banquet, feast, gobble up, gormandize, gluttonize, gorge, stuff, cram, make a pig of oneself, eat greedily, Sl. eat like… …

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  • 83devour — /dəˈvaʊə / (say duh vowuh) verb (t) 1. to swallow or eat up voraciously or ravenously. 2. to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly. 3. to swallow up or engulf. 4. to take in greedily with the senses or intellect. 5. to absorb or engross… …

  • 84gulp — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by down) swallow hastily, greedily, or with effort. 2 intr. swallow gaspingly or with difficulty; choke. 3 tr. (foll. by down, back) stifle, suppress (esp. tears). n. 1 an act of gulping (drained it at one gulp). 2… …

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  • 85gobble — I. transitive verb (gobbled; gobbling) Etymology: probably irregular from 1gob Date: 1601 1. to swallow or eat greedily 2. to take eagerly ; grab usually used with up 3. to read rapidly or greedily usually used with up II …

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  • 86gorge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin gurga, alteration of gurges, from Latin, whirlpool more at voracious Date: 14th century 1. throat often used with rise to indicate revulsion accompanied by a sensation of… …

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  • 87gorge — gorge1 gorgeable, adj. gorgedly /gawr jid lee/, adv. gorger, n. /gawrj/, n., v., gorged, gorging. n. 1. a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs. 2. a small canyon. 3 …

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  • 88absorb — (v.) early 15c., from M.Fr. absorber (O.Fr. assorbir, 13c.), from L. absorbere to swallow up, from ab from (see AB (Cf. ab )) + sorbere suck in, from PIE root *srebh to suck, absorb (Cf. Armenian arbi I drank, Gk …

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  • 89gorge — [[t]gɔrdʒ[/t]] n. v. gorged, gorg•ing 1) geo a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs 2) geo a small canyon 3) a gluttonous meal 4) something that is swallowed; contents of the stomach 5) an obstructing mass:… …

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  • 90gorge — /gɔdʒ / (say gawj) noun 1. a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs. 2. a gorging or gluttonous meal. 3. that which is swallowed; contents of the stomach. 4. a choking mass. 5. Fortifications the rear… …