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BOLT DOWN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eat a large amount of food quickly

Example:

The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake

Synonyms:

bolt down; garbage down; gobble up; shovel in

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "bolt down" is one way to...):

eat (take in solid food)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They bolt down more bread

Sense 2

Meaning:

Drink down entirely

Example:

They popped a few beer after work

Synonyms:

belt down; bolt down; down; drink down; kill; pop; pour down; toss off

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "bolt down" is one way to...):

drink; imbibe (take in liquids)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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