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suckle: suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"

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aspirate collapse: a consonant pronounced with aspiration; suck in (air); pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds; remove as if by suction; "aspirate the wound"

spoon feed collapse

lactate collapse: a salt or ester of lactic acid

drink to collapse

wash down collapse: flow freely; "The body washed down the river"; eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically; "She washed down her dinner with a bottle of red wine"; "He washes down his worries with a nightly glass of whisky"

cosset collapse

pamper collapse: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

dry nurse collapse: a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant

wet nurse collapse: a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

slurp collapse: eat noisily; "He slurped his soup"

tipple collapse: drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac"

quaff collapse: a hearty draft

inhale collapse: draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"; draw deep into the lungs in by breathing; "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled"

nourish collapse: provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

fondle collapse

drink in collapse: be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"

swig collapse

drink up collapse

imbibe collapse: receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"

suck in collapse: draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"

toss off collapse: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"

coddle collapse: cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"

sip collapse: a small drink; drink in sips; "She was sipping her tea"

care for collapse: be fond of; be attached to; have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)

cherish collapse

booze collapse

sup collapse: take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon

draw in collapse: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"

fatten collapse: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"

sniffle collapse

guzzle collapse: drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"

suck collapse: draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"; draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"; attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"

snuff collapse: finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose; a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time; the charred portion of a candlewick; snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown; inhale audibly through the nose; "snuff coke"; sniff or smell inquiringly

sniff collapse: sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose; inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row"; perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"

inspire collapse: supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"; heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

cultivate collapse: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"; foster the growth of

nurse collapse: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician); try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"; treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"; serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people

snuffle collapse: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested); snuff up mucus through the nose

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