as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
I belted down a can of soda and rushed back out to the game
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Svetlana sipped a fancy mixture of espresso and orange juice.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025 -
Russell sipped alcohol straight from the bottle and Ivaniukas triumphantly held up her ring for the celebratory photo op.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Giovanni drank himself into an early grave.—
Rachel Linden,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Marathon runners collapsing at the finish line often drank too much plain water, not too little.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Belted (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belted%20%28down%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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