Verbs of eating and drinking

picnic

eat alfresco, in the open air

 

go down

be ingested

 

give up

stop consuming

 

inject

take by injection

 

feast

partake in a feast or banquet

 

waste

spend extravagantly

 

keep off

refrain from certain foods or beverages

 

bolt

eat hastily without proper chewing

 

chain-smoke

smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one

 

pop

take drugs, especially orally

 

tax

use to the limit

 

spree

engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping

 

port

drink port

 

starve

deprive of a necessity and cause suffering

 

wine and dine

provide with food and drink, usually lavishly

 

slurp

eat noisily

 

wash down

eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically

 

bottlefeed

feed (infants) with a bottle

 

wanton

become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

 

plump out

make fat or plump