Consume - English meaning

verb

Take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.

Usage examples:

Buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat

verb

To take in a liquid, gas, or chemical

Usage examples:

The black clay soil around here doesn’t absorb water very well., fig. the country has absorbed mill…

verb

If an organization absorbs the cost of something, it pays that cost

Usage examples:

The law school has absorbed most of the expenses so far, but it may have to offer fewer places next…

adjective

Intensely interesting; engrossing.

Usage examples:

An absorbing account of their marriage

verb

Take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.

Usage examples:

Buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat

adjective

Something that is absorbing is very interesting and keeps your attention

Usage examples:

I read her last novel and found it very absorbing.

adjective

Taking almost all of your attention and time

Usage examples:

Money is an all-consuming passion with them., her work became all-consuming.

verb

(of a problem or difficulty) trouble (someone or something) persistently.

Usage examples:

The social problems that beset the uk

adjective

Having a lot of trouble with something, or having to deal with a lot of something that causes problems

Usage examples:

With the amount of traffic nowadays, even a trip across town is beset by/with dangers.

adjective

Evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.

Usage examples:

His eyes were strangely compelling

verb

Force or oblige (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

A sense of duty compelled harry to answer her questions

adjective

Forceful and persuasive

Usage examples:

A compelling argument, his account of his life is one of the most compelling autobiographies i’ve r…

adjective

Resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge.

Usage examples:

Compulsive eating

adjective

Doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it

Usage examples:

A compulsive liar/thief/eater, compulsive gambling, a compulsive eating disorder

adjective

If a film, play, sports event, book, etc. is compulsive, it is so interesting or exciting that you do not want to stop watching or reading it

Usage examples:

I always find programmes about hospitals compulsive viewing., her latest book is compulsive reading…

verb

Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.

Usage examples:

He devoured half of his burger in one bite

verb

To eat eagerly and in large amounts, so that nothing is left

Usage examples:

He devoured the entire plate of spaghetti., fig. she devoured (= read eagerly and quickly) the nove…

verb

To eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left

Usage examples:

The young cubs hungrily devoured the deer.

adjective

Eating food or prey hungrily or quickly.

Usage examples:

The wolf is a devouring beast

noun

The action of eating something hungrily or quickly.

Usage examples:

I have no discipline when it comes to the immediate devouring of burritos

verb

Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.

Usage examples:

He devoured half of his burger in one bite

verb

Have power and influence over.

Usage examples:

The company dominates the market for operating system software

verb

Be in control

verb

To have control over a place or a person, or to be the most important person or thing

Usage examples:

[ t ] it was the story that dominated the headlines this week., [ t ] the rams dominated the footba…

verb

Take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow.

Usage examples:

We sat by the fire, drinking our tea

noun

A liquid that can be swallowed as refreshment or nourishment.

Usage examples:

Fizzy drinks

verb

Take in liquids

phrasal verb

Drink to the last drop

phrasal verb

To finish your drink completely

Usage examples:

Drink up! it's time to go.

verb

Put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it.

Usage examples:

He was eating a hot dog

noun

Light food or snacks.

Usage examples:

These make great party eats

abbreviation

Tanzania (international vehicle registration).

verb

Absorb all the attention or interest of.

Usage examples:

They seemed to be engrossed in conversation

verb

If something engrosses you, it is so interesting that you give it all your attention

Usage examples:

What is it about harry potter that so engrosses children?

adjective

Absorbing all one's attention or interest.

Usage examples:

The most engrossing parts of the book

verb

Absorb all the attention or interest of.

Usage examples:

They seemed to be engrossed in conversation

adjective

Taking all your attention; very interesting

Usage examples:

She had written an engrossing and moving story.

verb

Capture the fascinated attention of.

Usage examples:

She had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold

verb

To keep someone completely interested

Usage examples:

The baseball game completely enthralled the crowd., the audience was enthralled for two hours by a …

verb

Eat (something) hurriedly and noisily.

Usage examples:

He gobbled up the rest of his sandwich

verb

(of a turkeycock) make a characteristic swallowing sound in the throat.

Usage examples:

Back in 1505, turkeys were still gobbling innocently around america.

verb

To eat quickly and sometimes with a lot of noise

Usage examples:

[ m ] she gobbled up/down her lunch and hurried back.

abbreviation

Grain(s).

abbreviation

Greece (international vehicle registration).

noun

Wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food.

verb

Take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.

Usage examples:

His knuckles were white as he gripped the steering wheel

noun

A firm hold; a tight grasp.

Usage examples:

His arm was held in a vice-like grip

verb

Hold fast or firmly

verb

Eat or drink (something) greedily.

Usage examples:

He would guzzle his ale

verb

To drink or eat something eagerly or in large amounts

Usage examples:

He sat in the shade, guzzling cold soda.

verb

To drink quickly, eagerly, and usually in large amounts

Usage examples:

He guzzled his beer and ordered another.

verb

Drink (alcohol).

Usage examples:

They were imbibing far too many pitchers of beer

verb

To drink

verb

To drink, especially alcohol

Usage examples:

Have you been imbibing again?

verb

Take (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.

Usage examples:

Lead will poison anyone if enough is ingested

verb

To take food or liquid into the stomach

Usage examples:

These mushrooms are poisonous if ingested.

verb

To eat or drink something

Usage examples:

The chemicals can be poisonous if ingested.

noun

The flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person.

Usage examples:

Come and sit on my lap

verb

Overtake (a competitor in a race) to become one or more laps ahead.

Usage examples:

She lapped all of her rivals in the 3,000 metres

noun

The action or sound of water washing gently against something.

Usage examples:

Listening to the comfortable lap of the waves against the shore

verb

(of an organization or group) obtain exclusive possession or control of (a trade, commodity, or service).

Usage examples:

They instituted press censorship and monopolized the means of communication

verb

To have or take complete control of something so that others are prevented from sharing it

Usage examples:

Rockefeller monopolized oil refining in the 1800s., she has a habit of monopolizing the conversation.

verb

To take control of the supply and price of a particular product or service

Usage examples:

Businesses might try to monopolize a market., in the government's view, the goal is to "ensure that…

verb

Eat (something) steadily and often audibly.

Usage examples:

Russell munched his breakfast toast

verb

To eat something with a loud chewing sound, or to snack (= eat a small amount of food between meals)

Usage examples:

[ i ] he was munching on an apple.

verb

Preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually and to a troubling extent.

Usage examples:

He was obsessed with the idea of revenge

adjective

Of the nature of an obsession.

Usage examples:

People dogged by obsessive jealousy

noun

A person who is affected by an obsession.

Usage examples:

He's an obsessive, obsessed with having complete collections of things

adjective

Thinking about something or someone, or doing something, too much or all the time

Usage examples:

He's obsessive about punctuality., obsessive secrecy, obsessional behaviour

verb

Bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water.

Usage examples:

Floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses

verb

(of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts.

Usage examples:

His mother was preoccupied with paying the bills

verb

To be the main thought in someone’s mind, causing other things to be forgotten

Usage examples:

The wedding next month preoccupied her., he’s been preoccupied lately because of problems at school.

verb

(of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts.

Usage examples:

His mother was preoccupied with paying the bills

verb

Move to or place in a particular position.

Usage examples:

I put my hand out towards her

noun

A throw of a shot or weight.

Usage examples:

Nichols recorded a put of 61.05 on his third attempt.

Cause to be in a certain state

verb

Drink (something) by taking small mouthfuls.

Usage examples:

I sat sipping coffee

noun

A small mouthful of liquid.

Usage examples:

She took a sip of the red wine

verb

Drink in sips

verb

Take (drink or liquid food) by sips or spoonfuls.

Usage examples:

She supped up her soup delightedly

noun

A sip of liquid.

Usage examples:

He took another sup of wine

verb

Eat supper.

Usage examples:

You'll sup on seafood delicacies

verb

Cause or allow (something, especially food or drink) to pass down the throat.

Usage examples:

She swallowed a mouthful slowly

noun

An act of swallowing something, especially food or drink.

Usage examples:

He downed his drink in one swallow

noun

A migratory swift-flying songbird with a forked tail and long pointed wings, feeding on insects in flight.

Usage examples:

The central aim of our study was to demonstrate that both natural and sexual selection have been im…

verb

Wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it.

Usage examples:

I swilled out the mug

noun

Kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs.

Usage examples:

Government yesterday also placed an immediate ban on swill (kitchen refuse) bought from ships after…

verb

To drink something, usually alcohol, in large amounts

verb

Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.

Usage examples:

Mrs morgan took another biscuit

noun

A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.

Usage examples:

He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

verb

Get into one's hands

idiom

Eat quickly