swallowed

drank, guzzled, imbibed, knocked back, sipped

bolted, devoured, gobbled (up or down), gulped, ingurgitated

ate, consumed, mouthed (down), put away, supped

gorged, scarfed, scoffed, wolfed

chewed, gnawed (at or on), lapped, licked, munched, nibbled (on), pecked (at), ruminated

dispatched, finished, polished off

controlled, governed, managed

bridled, checked, curbed, quashed, quelled

bottled up, contained

muffled, squelched

accounted, accredited, understood

assumed, presumed, supposed

concluded, deduced, inferred