To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
To overload or overtax.
A sterile stratum that lies above the stratum being investigated
The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam.