Eat quickly, with "down" Crossword Clue

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Eat quickly, with "down" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
2. the act of moving with great haste
(adverb)
1. in a rigid manner
2. directly
(verb)
1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
2. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DOWN (noun)
1. English physician who first described Down’s syndrome (1828-1896)
2. soft fine feathers
DOWN (adjective)
1. understood perfectly
2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
DOWN (adverb)
1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
DOWN (verb)
1. eat up completely, as with great appetite
2. cause to come or go down
QUICKLY (adverb)
1. without taking pains
2. with little or no delay

Hint 3: Anagram

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BLOT

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Down

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