to chug

Examples

• All

• We're playing to see who can chug a can of soda, that is, the fastest.

  To Save a Life (2009)

• Please just chug this beer and come hang out!

  Midnight Sun (2018)

• - Gotta chug a beer.

  CarousHELL (2016)

• Should l just chug it?

  Wild at Heart (1990)

• So what I'll do is I'll wake up and I will chug water.

  The TryPod

• I'm going to go chug this tea, try and get all of this pollution out of me.

  cari can read

• He turns back to his glass of wine and chugs it.

  Fiction book (1997)

• She hesitates, then chugs the last of it.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Bela pops the cap and chugs half the bottle in one swig.

  Fiction book (1994)

• He grabs a bottle of bourbon from the seat and chugs it down.

  Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

P

to pop

vsto chug

• Informal

25 8.2

To drink an alcoholic drink quickly

is about fast gulps rather than merely finishing something quickly

D

to down

vsto chug

• Informal

22 5.4

Eat or drink something quickly and completely

is narrower, focusing on fast drinking with large gulps rather than general consumption

G

to guzzle

vsto chug

• Informal

16 5.8

To drink a lot very quickly

is about quick large gulps rather than prolonged heavy drinking

S

to suck down

vsto chug

• Informal

9 7.7

To drink or eat something very quickly, often without pausing

is mainly used for rapid drinking with big gulps, not eating

G

to gulp down

vsto chug

• Informal

6 3.1

To eat or drink something quickly without stopping

is used mainly for rapid drinking rather than for eating

S

to swill

vsto chug

• Informal

5 7.5

To drink a lot quickly, usually alcoholic drinks

is more about fast gulping rather than long greedy drinking

P

to pour down

vsto chug

• Informal

2 5.7

To drink all of a glass or bottle quickly in one go

highlights finishing the whole drink rather than taking repeated large gulps

S

to skull

vsto chug

• Australian

2 9.9

To drink alcohol very quickly in one go

focuses on a quick finish in one go rather than taking large gulps

D

to drink down

vsto chug

1 3.2

To empty a glass quickly in one long gulp

focuses on quick complete finish rather than the act of large gulping

S

to swigger

vsto chug

• Informal

9.9

To drink a liquid quickly in big gulps, often alcohol

is used for quick drinking in many contexts, not only alcohol

C

to chugalug

vsto chug

• Slang

9.9

To drink something very quickly in one go

focuses on taking large gulps over finishing everything in one go

S

to swill down

vsto chug

• Informal

8.0

To drink a lot very quickly, often alcohol

focuses on drinking large amounts rather than on gulp size or pauses

T

to toss off

vsto chug

• Informal

8.4

To drink a whole glass quickly, often of alcohol

highlights finishing in one go rather than focusing on gulp size

B

to belt down

vsto chug

• UK

8.5

To drink quickly, often alcohol

is used for rapid drinking via big gulps rather than just quick finishing

B

to bolt down

vsto chug

• Informal

3.7

To eat or drink very quickly, often without chewing

is about rapid drinking in large gulps rather than fast eating without chewing

Antonyms

S

to sip

127 1.0

To drink a small amount at a time, usually slowly

Idioms

P

to plug and chug

• Informal

8.2

To find an answer by putting numbers into an equation and doing the math

Phrasal Verbs

C

to chug coffee

• Informal

1 5.9

To drink coffee quickly in big gulps to wake up

C

to chug down

5.7

Move slowly and steadily, making a regular puffing sound like an old train

How Fast

to guzzle

• Informal

16 5.8

to swig

• Informal

1 6.7

to chug

• Informal

31 5.0

to drink

∞ 1.0

to sip

127 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology