1) a fastener with one or more spikes made to go through a hole in a belt etc (buckle)
2) to cause (something) to go through the air by a strong movement of the arm etc; to put (something) suddenly and carelessly in a place or position (throw)
to break into a building and commit burglary
ransack
to eat or drink (something)
use up
to eat (food, a meal) hungrily or greedily
swallow, consume
to suffer a long period of (pain, hardship etc)
bear hardship
to look at (a person, thing) carefully in order to learn something; to put questions to (a person) in order to test knowledge or get information
analyse, test
to use up money, time etc
exhaust; spend
a piece of fried batter with sliced fruit or meat in it
waste away
to examine (details) carefully; to visit (a school, office etc) to see if the organization is running well and work is done properly
examine, check
to make or force a way into or through (something); to be understood; understand
pierce; get through physically
to pass, flow or spread into every part of (something)
filter, spread throughout
to search (a place) untidily and thoroughly
turn inside out in search; ravage
to look et and (be able to) understand (something written or printed)
look at and understand written word
to practise (a play, music, a speech etc) before a public performance
prepare for performance
a kind of gun with a long barrel, (to be) fired from the shoulder; to search (something) thoroughly in order to steal
ransack
to put (something), separate (something) by putting, through a sieve; to examine something carefully
take out residue; remove impurities
to use up (time, money, an opportunity etc) carelessly
fritter away, use up
to feel or experience pain, difficulty etc; to bear (something unpleasant)
be in pain
to experience (difficulty)
be subjected to
of undergo
be subjected to