belted (down)

verb

past tense of belt (down)
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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  1. sipped
  2. drank
  3. gulped
Verb
  • The intimate gathering brought together beauty insiders, executives and industry leaders in one room, where attendees sipped on cocktails at the Living Room, followed by a dinner held at Faena New York’s private dining room, La Cava.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Crowe was also seen catching up with Michael Bay, who sipped on a Heineken.
    — Melody Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sipped
Verb
  • During pre-production, the group drank margaritas in Elassal’s hotel room, went on weekend outings to hockey games, even shared their biggest secrets.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Last month, six soldiers held a woman who drank a bottle of root beer without paying.
    — Brad Heath, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of drank
Verb
  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Definition of gulped
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“Belted (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belted%20%28down%29. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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