Meaning of SWIG
| Pronunciation: | | swig
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- [n] a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
- [v] to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "My car gulped 20 gallons without even wiping its mouth."
- [v] strike heavily, esp. with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"
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| | Synonyms: | | draft, draught, gulp, gulp, quaff, slog, slug |
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| | See Also: | | deglutition, drink, drink, get down, hit, imbibe, swallow, swallow | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Swig\, v. t. [Cf. D. zwelgen to swallow, E. swallow, v.t.]
1. To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider.
[Colloq.]
2. To suck. [Obs. or Archaic]
The lambkins swig the teat. --Creech.
\Swig\, n.
1. A long draught. [Colloq.] --Marryat.
2. (Naut.) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
3. A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices,
lemon, etc. [Prov. Eng.]
\Swig\, v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. swig to leak out, AS.
sw[=i]jian to be silent, sw[=i]can to evade, escape.]
1. To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly
with a string, so that they mortify and slough off. [Prov.
Eng.]
2. (Naut.) To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of
the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.
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