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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Summer, for some, is the perfect excuse to sip icy dirty martinis on a city rooftop.—
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Allure,
14 May 2026 -
Can that happen while holed up in a luxury resort, sipping coffee and watching whales from the balcony?—
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14 May 2026
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If so, drinking caffeine will only make both issues worse.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Historic Olde Town Arvada is back with a monthly concerts-and-culture series featuring food, drink and kids’ activities on Grandview Avenue in Arvada.—
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Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Energy efficiency and carbon reduction were a big part of the pitch, as terrestrial data centers gulp enormous amounts of power and millions of gallons of coolant water.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
28 Mar. 2026
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
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“Belt (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belt%20%28down%29. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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