competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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imbibe
verb
- To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid): drink, pull on, quaff, sip, sup.
Informal: swig, toss down or
off
.
Slang: belt.
Idiom:
wet one's whistle. See
mouth
- To take alcoholic liquor, especially excessively or habitually: drink, guzzle, tipple.
Informal: nip
2, soak.
Slang: booze, lush
2, tank up.
Idioms:
bend the elbow, hit the bottle . See
drugs
- To take in (moisture or liquid): absorb, drink, soak (up), sop up, take up. See
give
- To take in and incorporate, especially mentally: absorb, assimilate, digest, take up.
Informal: soak (up). See
accept
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