mouthed (down)

verb

Definition of mouthed (down)next
past tense of mouth (down)
as in tucked (away or in)

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  1. put away
  2. put down
  3. digested
  4. swallowed
Verb
  • Southwest Airlines will start landing procedures at a higher altitude, requiring travelers to fasten their seatbelts and put away laptops and tray tables earlier in the flight.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Bemidji State 20, Western Colorado 19: With the Mountaineers driving to put away their second playoff victory in as many weeks, fate took a cruel turn.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of put away
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  • Wendy put down her dummy proudly; the Cynic viewed it with distaste.
    Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • After all, the guy at the top was putting down the very idea of the media with every second breath.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of put down
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  • Many have also raised concerns about how AI models are trained and whether intellectual property rights holders and artists are being compensated fairly, or at all, for content digested by the powerful technology.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This tract is a series of throat and stomach organs that include the esophagus and small and large intestines that food and liquids move through as they are swallowed, digested and absorbed.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of digested
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  • This tract is a series of throat and stomach organs that include the esophagus and small and large intestines that food and liquids move through as they are swallowed, digested and absorbed.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • About the same time, a Missouri infantryman and musician in the home’s band fell back into the sodden embrace of booze after years of sobriety, went back to his barracks and swallowed hydrochloric acid.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of swallowed
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