pochłonąć — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
pochłonąć is used for these senses in English:
- absorb (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]
- eat away at (transitive) To consume or use up, erode or wear away gradually.
- wolf (transitive) To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.
absorb — full definition
- verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
- verb To take in and reduce the force of an impact, sound, or shock.
- verb To fully occupy someone's attention or interest.
- verb To take on a cost so that others don't have to pay it.
wolf — full definition
- noun A large wild canine, Canis lupus, that lives and hunts in packs.
- noun A man who aggressively pursues women, or, more broadly, any predatory or ravenous person.
- verb To eat something very quickly and greedily.