consumeren

Definitions of consumeren
  1. verb
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    synonyms: bedienen, gebruiken, nemen, nuttigen, ontfermen, pakken
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    antonyms:
    abstineren, desisteren, onthouden
    choose not to consume
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    bedienen
    take or consume (regularly or habitually)
    dis, eten, knagen, maal, maaltijd, maaltijden, tafelen
    eat a meal; take a meal
    eten, maaltijden, tafelen
    take in solid food
    afdrinken, drinken, opdrinken, opzuipen, uitdrinken
    take in liquids
    doorhalen, doorzakken, drinken
    consume alcohol
    eten, knagen, maaltijden, tafelen, vreten
    take in food; used of animals only
    verzadigen
    fill to satisfaction
    aanzuigen, opdweilen, zuigen
    take up as if with a sponge
    dampen, doorroken, oproken, paffen, roken, schuiven, smoken
    inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
    scoren
    use recreational drugs
    doorslikken, inslikken, slikken, wegslikken
    pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
    dineren, souperen
    have supper; eat dinner
    buffelen, bunkeren, metselen, schrokken, slokken, zwelgen
    eat hastily
    slorpen, slurpen
    eat noisily
    buizen, feppen, fleppen, hijsen, lampetten, tetteren, zuipen
    drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
    aanzuigen, zuigen
    draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
    lebberen, leppen, lurken, slobberen
    drink in sips
    buizen, feppen, fleppen, hijsen, lampetten, slempen, tetteren, zuipen
    drink greedily or as if with great thirst
    oplebberen, oplikken, opslobberen, opslorpen, opslurpen
    take up with the tongue
    boemelen, dweilen, kroeglopen, pierewaaien, pintelieren, rinkelrooien, sjouwen, slieren, slijpen, stappen, wallebakken
    go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk
    pimpelen
    drink moderately but regularly
    drinken
    drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic
    bikken, gaffelen, kanen, muizen, nassen, onderspitten, smikkelen, smullen
    eat heartily
    pikken
    eat like a bird
    oppikken, pikken
    eat by pecking at, like a bird
    buffelen, bunkeren, metselen, schrokken, slokken, zwelgen
    eat hastily without proper chewing
    achteroverslaan
    eat a large amount of food quickly
    knabbelen, knauwen, peuzelen, snoepen
    eat intermittently; take small bites of
    herkauwen
    chew the cuds
    opdrinken, opzuipen, uitdrinken
    drink to the last drop
    aanklampen
    lodge and take meals (at)
    lunchen
    take the midday meal
    brunchen
    eat a meal in the late morning
    ontbijten
    eat an early morning meal
    bikken, gaffelen, kanen, nassen, smikkelen, smullen
    partake in a feast or banquet
    bedrinken, bezatten, bezuipen, doorhalen, doorzakken, pimpelen, tanken, zuipen
    become drunk or drink excessively
    dopen, indompelen, indopen, onderdompelen, soppen
    dip into a liquid while eating
    brassen, schransen, schranzen, volproppen, volstoppen, vreten
    overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
    binnenspelen, buffelen, bunkeren, metselen, opschransen, opschrokken, opslokken, schrokken, slokken, verslinden, verzwelgen, zwelgen
    eat greedily
    dooreten, opeten, opsnoepen, opvreten, verorberen, verschalken
    finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
    inademen
    draw deep into the lungs in by breathing
    spuiten
    take by injection
    scoren, snuiven
    inhale through the nose
    basen, freebasen
    use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
    drogeren
    take drugs to improve one's athletic performance
    neerstromen
    drink down entirely
    inproppen, opstoppen, opvullen, vetmesten, volproppen, volstoppen
    eat until one is sated
    beweiden
    feed as in a meadow or pasture
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