swallowing (verb)

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• Serial verb construction — The serial verb construction is a syntactic phenomenon common to many African and Asian languages. In this construction, two or more verbs can be juxtaposed in one clause, sharing the same subject (or subject and object) and tense aspect modality …   Wikipedia

• gulp — verb Etymology: Middle English, from a Middle Dutch or Middle Low German word akin to Dutch & Frisian gulpen to bubble forth, drink deep; akin to Old English gielpan to boast more at yelp Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to swallow hurriedly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• eat up — verb 1. finish eating all the food on one s plate or on the table (Freq. 2) She polished off the remaining potatoes • Syn: ↑finish, ↑polish off • Hypernyms: ↑eat • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• swallow — verb 1 food, drink, etc. ADVERB ▪ hastily, quickly ▪ accidentally ▪ She accidentally swallowed a glass bead. ▪ easily ▪ L …   Collocations dictionary

• swallow up — verb enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing (Freq. 2) The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter • Syn: ↑immerse, ↑swallow, ↑bury, ↑eat up • Hypernyms: ↑enclose, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• eat — verb /iːt,it/ a) To consume (something solid or semi solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it. He’s eating an apple. b) To consume a meal. Don’t disturb me now; cant you see that I’m eating? …   Wiktionary

• absorb — verb /əbˈzɔːb,əbˈsɔːb,æbˈzɔːrb,æbˈsɔːrb/ a) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to …   Wiktionary

• gulp down — verb a) To eat very quickly without chewing the food properly. b) To drink very quickly, swallowing large quantities of liquid at a time …   Wiktionary

• devour — verb To eat quickly, greedily, or hungrily; to eat by swallowing large bits of food with little or no chewing. Syn: gobble, gorge …   Wiktionary

• gulp — verb 1》 swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls, often audibly. 2》 make an effortful swallowing motion, typically in response to strong emotion. noun 1》 an act of gulping. 2》 a large mouthful of liquid hastily drunk. Derivatives… …   English new terms dictionary

• ingest — verb take (a substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it. Derivatives ingestion noun ingestive adjective Origin C17: from L. ingest , ingerere bring in …   English new terms dictionary