pound (down)

verb

Definition of pound (down)next
as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form Friday nights were usually spent wolfing down pizza and pounding down beers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pound (down)
  1. sip
  2. drink
  3. gulp
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  • Six months later, a heavily scarred Margo is discovered by Paul and Lydia's police officer nephew Nate (Kevin Alves) while sipping a drink at a bar.
    TIME, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Slather yourself in a fluffy throw, sip a green tea, and graze on strawberry sorbet with frozen raspberries and blueberries.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of sip
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  • Cheers to great beers drank with friends and family in 2024 and here’s to another year of delicious beer, a global beverage that brings people together. Check out my website.
    Em Sauter, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • From the most affordable options to special-occasion restaurants worth planning ahead for, here’s how to eat and drink your way through the 2024 101 Best Restaurants in L.A. list.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of drink
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  • Now revitalized, Madeline confronts Helen, who has also gulped the elixir, and wild smackdowns and realignments follow.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • With its 33 Raptor engines gulping 40,000 pounds of liquid oxygen and methane fuel per second, the Super Heavy-Starship majestically climbed away to the east over the Gulf of Mexico atop a brilliant plume of white-hot flame and a churning cloud of exhaust.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of gulp
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“Pound (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pound%20%28down%29. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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