| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To take in and incorporate, especially mentally: absorb, assimilate, digest, take up. Informal : soak (up). See ACCEPT. 2. To take alcoholic liquor, especially excessively or habitually: drink, guzzle, tipple. Informal : nip2, soak. Slang : booze, lush2, tank up. Idioms: bend the elbow, hit the bottle . See DRUGS. 3. To take in (moisture or liquid): absorb, drink, soak (up), sop up, take up. See GIVE. 4. To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid): drink, pull on, quaff, sip, sup. Informal : swig, toss down or (off). Slang : belt. Idioms: wet one's whistle. See MOUTH.
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