頂く — meaning in English

English meaning

• drink verb To take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
• eat verb To take food into the mouth and swallow it.
• receive verb To be given, sent, or handed something.

Senses

頂く is used for these senses in English:

• eat To ingest; to be ingested.
• receive (transitive, dated) To take, as something that is offered; to accept.
• receive (sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.

drink — full definition

1. verb To take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
2. verb To consume alcoholic beverages, often habitually.
3. noun Any liquid intended for drinking; a beverage.
4. noun A serving of an alcoholic beverage.

eat — full definition

1. verb To take food into the mouth and swallow it.
2. verb To use up or destroy something gradually.
3. verb To bother or trouble someone (informal, "what's eating you?").

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