digest
verb
when your stomach digests food, it changes it into the substances that your body needs
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if food or drink goes down, you swallow it
adjective, adverb, preposition
when food or drink goes down, it goes from your mouth to your stomach
if food that you have eaten stays down, it stays in your stomach and you are not sick
a British spelling of metabolize
verb
if your body metabolizes food, oxygen etc, it changes it into a form that can be used as energy
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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