as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
I belted down a can of soda and rushed back out to the game
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The popular gathering space hosts near daily events ranging from exercise classes to paint and sip classes.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025 -
Beyond mixing, their higher age statements still appeal to the Scotch purist in me who just wants to sit back and sip.—
Emily Price,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Americans — but especially Californians — drink the most tequila, which can be called tequila only if it’s grown in Mexico.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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What there seemed to be more of, though, was drinking.—
Kristen Mascia,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2025
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That would have been like the Celtics willingly trading, gulp, Paul Pierce to the Heat at one point.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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Vincent started gulping down studies and going to conferences, desperate to find a way to save his daughter.—
Robin Fields,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Belt (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belt%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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