To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
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 occupy or consume time.
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 command the attention of.
To attach or fasten parts by using rivets.
To make firm or immovable.
To install rivets.
Any fixed point or certain basis.
A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.