slikken — meaning in English

English meaning

• buy verb To get something by paying money for it.
• gulp verb To swallow quickly and in large amounts.
• swallow verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.

Senses

slikken is used for these senses in English:

• buy (transitive, informal) to accept as true; to believe
• swallow (transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.]
• swallow (transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept. [from 16th c.]

buy — full definition

1. verb To get something by paying money for it.
2. verb To accept something as true or believable.
3. noun Something purchased, especially a good deal.

gulp — full definition

1. verb To swallow quickly and in large amounts.
2. verb To swallow nervously as a sign of fear or anxiety.
3. noun A large swallow, or the amount swallowed at once.

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