Imbibing: alternatives and connections

The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.; decay; destruction.

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The act of taking or putting into the stomach; as, the ingestion of milk or other food.

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The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; -- opposed to outlet.

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To take into the hand; to take up; to help.

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of Gulp

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of Guzzle

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The act of drinking.

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of Swill

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To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture.

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To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture.

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of Drink

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The act or process of imbibing, or absorbing; as, the post-mortem imbibition of poisons.

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