schlucken — meaning in English

English meaning

• down adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
• gulp verb To swallow quickly and in large amounts.
• guzzle verb To drink or eat something quickly and greedily.
• neck noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
• swallow verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.

Senses

schlucken is used for these senses in English:

• down (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell. [from 16th c.]
• down (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.). [from 19th c.]
• gulp The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear.
• guzzle (by extension) To consume anything quickly, greedily, or to excess, as if with insatiable thirst; often said of gas-powered vehicles.
• neck (transitive, slang) To drink or swallow rapidly.
• 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.]
• swallow (transitive) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.

down — full definition

1. adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
2. preposition Along or through, moving in a particular direction.
3. adjective Feeling sad or low in spirits.
4. adjective Not functioning; out of service, especially of a computer system.
5. verb To swallow or finish, especially a drink, quickly.

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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