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Meaning:

Verb:

  • ambitransitive To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
  • ambitransitive To corrode or erode.
  • ergative To be eaten.
  • intransitive To consume a meal.
  • business To take the loss in a transaction.
  • informal|of an electronic device To damage, destroy, or fail to eject a removable part or an inserted object.
  • informal|of a vending machine or similar device To consume money or (other instruments of value, such as a token) deposited or inserted by a user, while failing to either provide the intended product or service, or return the payment.
  • informal To cause (someone) to worry.
  • informal|vulgar To perform oral sex on someone.
  • transitive To destroy, consume, or use up

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