Swig

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A deep draft, especially of liquor; a gulp.
  • v. To drink (liquid) or engage in drinking liquid in great gulps.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
  • v. To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line (also: sweating)
  • n. A drink; sip.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To drink in long draughts; to gulp.
  • v. To suck.
  • n. A long draught.
  • n. A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
  • n. A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc.
  • v. To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off.
  • v. To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To drink by large draughts; drink off rapidly and greedily: as, to swig one's liquor.
  • To suck, or suck at, eagerly, as when liquid will not come readily.
  • To take a swig, or deep draught.
  • To leak out.
  • n. A large or deep draught.
  • n. Ale and toasted bread.
  • Same as swag or sway. Specifically
  • To pull a rope fast at both ends upon, by throwing the weight on the bight of it.
  • To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tight with a string so that they slough off.
  • n. A pull on a rope fast at both ends.
  • n. Nautical, a tackle the falls of which are not parallel.
  • To pass through; slip along; swirl through.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
  • v. strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
  • n. a large and hurried swallow
  • Verb Form
    swigged    swigging    swigs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    drink    imbibe    hit    deglutition    swallow   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    swigging    swigged   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gulp    suck    chug    drink    quaff    sip    draught   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Whig    big    brig    dig    fig    gig    jig    pig    pigg    prig   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sip    gulp    swallow    dollop    flagon    half-bottle    mouthful    keg    tankard    tumbler