choke down
to eat or drink something with difficulty because you do not like it or because you are ill or upset
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to eat or drink something with difficulty because you do not like it or because you are ill or upset
to wish for health, happiness, or success for someone or something, then lift your glass and drink from it
to eat or drink something even though you do not want to
to eat or drink a lot of something
to drink something quickly, usually swallowing it all at once
to drink something, usually alcohol, quickly, swallowing it all at once
to drink something after putting food or medicine in your mouth, especially so that you can swallow more easily
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to keep eating or drinking until you are not hungry or thirsty any more
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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