to swig
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6.7
- verb
- /swɪg/
- Informal
:
beber de un trago
- She took a big swig from her water bottle after the long run.
- swig my beer
- swig some more vodka
- swig a drink
Examples
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"Why not," I tell her, and I swig down a glass, and that might have been the end of it, except then my mother pokes her head out the door and invites us in for iced tea.
Fiction book (1998) -
Tod picks up a glass and swigs the remainder of his father's scotch before moving off and climbing the stairs.
Fiction book (2000) -
Or we could just swig from the bottle.
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- Come on, Bob, swig your gin.
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Here, swig on this and troubles will vanish.
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Ryan, take a big ol swig of that smoothie.
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"Why don't you just skip the food and swig Thunderbird out of a paper bag?
Fiction book (1995) -
She pauses to swig from her cup of vodka.
Fiction book (2000) -
Stump nods as he swigs on the bottle.
Fiction book (1994) -
Cobb grabs another bottle of booze and swigs deeply, liquor spilling over him.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
31
5.0
To drink something quickly in large gulps
26
2.9
Swallow a drink quickly, often because you feel nervous or thirsty
25
8.2
To drink an alcoholic drink quickly
16
5.8
To drink a lot very quickly
6
3.1
To eat or drink something quickly without stopping
5
7.5
To drink a lot quickly, usually alcoholic drinks
4
9.1
To drink a large amount quickly and with pleasure
2
5.7
To drink all of a glass or bottle quickly in one go
1
3.2
To empty a glass quickly in one long gulp
1
5.9
To drink coffee quickly in big gulps to wake up
To drink a whole glass quickly, often of alcohol
To drink something very quickly in one go
To drink a liquid quickly in big gulps, often alcohol
To drink a lot very quickly, often alcohol
Antonyms
How Quickly
Surface Forms
Etymology
To swig as a verb comes from the same idea — it sounds like a quick gulp, like swill, so to swig is 'to drink a large amount quickly'.