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Record 1 1995-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

to consume in one swallow.

CONT

... the apes kept the drug under their tongues before gulping it down: the tongue is dense with minute blood vessels, and so a substance held there can bypass the digestive juices and head straight into circulation.

CONT

raw meat is usually not chewed but gulped down like an oyster.

OBS

often used with "down".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil digestif
DEF

Avaler rapidement, tout d'un coup et sans mâcher.

Spanish

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