swallow eagerly (verb)

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• gulp — /gʌlp / (say gulp) verb (i) 1. to gasp or choke as when taking large draughts of liquids. –verb (t) Also, gulp down. 2. to swallow eagerly, or in large draughts or pieces. –noun 3. the act of gulping. 4. the amount swallowed at one time; mouthful …  

• gobble — I. /ˈgɒbəl / (say gobuhl) verb (gobbled, gobbling) –verb (t) 1. to swallow hastily in large pieces; gulp. 2. to seize upon greedily or eagerly. –verb (i) 3. to eat hastily. {from gob1} –gobbler, noun II. [c]/ˈgɒbəl / ( …  

• drink — verb (past drank; past participle drunk) 1》 take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow.     ↘consume alcohol.     ↘(drink up) consume the rest of a drink. 2》 (drink something in) watch or listen eagerly to something. 3》 absorb (moisture). noun 1》 …   English new terms dictionary

• eat — I. verb (ate; eaten; eating) Etymology: Middle English eten, from Old English etan; akin to Old High German ezzan to eat, Latin edere, Greek edmenai Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to take in through the mouth as food ; ingest, chew …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gobble — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• nip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. nibble, bite; cut, snip, pinch, chip, shorten; sip. n. pinch, bite; sip; chill. See deduction, disjunction, contraction, cold, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nibble, morsel, catch; see bite 1 ,… …   English dictionary for students

• motion picture, history of the — Introduction       history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins       The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …   Universalium

• devour — [dɪ vaʊə] verb 1》 eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.     ↘(of fire or a similar force) consume destructively. 2》 read quickly and eagerly. 3》 (be devoured) be totally absorbed by a powerful feeling. Derivatives devourer noun devouring… …   English new terms dictionary

• devour — ► VERB 1) eat greedily. 2) (of fire or a similar force) consume destructively. 3) read quickly and eagerly. 4) (be devoured) be totally absorbed by an emotion. DERIVATIVES devourer noun. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• devourer — devour ► VERB 1) eat greedily. 2) (of fire or a similar force) consume destructively. 3) read quickly and eagerly. 4) (be devoured) be totally absorbed by an emotion. DERIVATIVES devourer noun. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• drink — ► VERB (past drank; past part. drunk) 1) take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow. 2) consume alcohol, especially to excess. 3) (drink in) watch or listen eagerly to. ► NOUN 1) a liquid consumed as refreshm …   English terms dictionary