To make use of (food); in later usage, to digest, retain, or bear on the stomach.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > [verb (transitive)] (43) brookc950 To make use of (food); in later usage, to digest, retain, or bear on the stomach. abiteOE transitive. To consume or partake of (food); to taste. haveOE transitive. To consume (food, drink, or a meal); to eat or drink (something); to smoke (a cigarette, cigar, etc.). Cf. take, v. 40a. afangOE transitive. To partake of (food, drink, medicine, etc.). takec1175 transitive. To consume, swallow (food or drink); to eat or drink (something); to partake of. notea1200 transitive. To consume or partake of (food or drink). Obsolete. usec1300 transitive. To consume by eating or drinking, esp. regularly or habitually; to eat; to drink; (in early use) spec. to partake of (Christ's flesh… spendc1380 To use for food or drink; to consume in this way; to eat or drink. consumec1400 transitive. To eat or drink; to ingest. partake1602 transitive. To share (a meal); to take (food or drink) in company with others. Also, more loosely: to take (food or drink); to eat, drink. Now archaic… pree1680 transitive. To sample by tasting; to taste, partake of. discuss1751 transitive. To consume (food or drink), esp. with leisurely enjoyment. Frequently colloquial and humorous. Now archaic. tuck1784 slang. transitive. To consume, swallow (food or drink); to ‘put away’, ‘put out of sight’. to put down1795 transitive. To eat or drink, esp. in large quantities; to consume. Cf. to put away 3b at phrasal verbs 1. to be (also go) at the ——1796 colloquial (chiefly British and Irish English). to be (also go) at the —— (also with personal… To consume (food, alcohol, drugs, etc.), esp… go1830 transitive. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). (a) To put up with, tolerate, stand. (b) To eat or drink. Frequently in I (you,etc.) could go… kill1833 transferred. To consume; to eat or drink; spec. to empty (a bottle of liquor). colloquial (originally U.S.). to put away1839 transitive. colloquial. To consume (food or drink), esp. in large quantities. down1852 colloquial. transitive. To consume (food). Also: to swallow (something) down. to put over1880 transitive. Scottish. To swallow, ‘get down’; to consume; (also) to make (something) easier to swallow. Obsolete. to wrap (oneself) (a)round1880 to wrap (oneself) (a)round (an item of food or drink): to eat or drink it. Occasionally with non-reflexive direct object, to make (another) eat or… shift1896 colloquial or slang. To ‘put away’, ‘dispose of’, consume (a quantity of food or drink); to spend (money). Subcategories:— begin (1) — consume previously (1) — ingest (4) — swallow (15) |
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