To occupy or consume time.
in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
To take in energy and convert it, as
To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
Assimilate mentally.
To accept or purchase in quantity.
To be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink in.
To defray the costs.
in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
To become bored or impatient (with).
To bore.
To become sleepy or weary.
To make sleepy or weary.
A covering for the head; a headdress.
A tier, row, or rank.
A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also tier.