飲み干す
Reading: のみほす
Meaning: to drink up, to drain (a cup)
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Example Sentence
喉 が 渇いて 水 を 一気に 飲み干す
Being thirsty, I drained the water in one gulp
Usage Notes
Implies drinking the entire contents of a container, often in one go. More formal than 飲み切る.
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