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
Verb
  • Light some candles, sip on a glass of wine and set the mood with a holiday playlist, Scorpio.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Bedecked with lights, nutcrackers, and piles of gifts, sip a hot cup of cocoa and write letters to Santa while enjoying the festive treats and decorations.
    Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of sip
Verb
  • Being around alcohol can elicit cravings, so try to minimize that desire to drink as much as possible.
    Malaka Gharib, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The locals tend to drink radlers and Trentino Lagrein red wines, often with a cheese-and-meat board.
    Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of drink
Verb
  • 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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