to swig
- verb
- /swɪg/
- Archaic
:
golpear
- Feeling enraged, he took the opportunity to swig at the punching bag with all his strength.
Examples
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In frustration, she swung the tennis racket, planning to swig the ball back over the net.
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He decided to swig the baseball bat into the opposing team's dugout during the heated argument.
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109 EXT JUNGLE DAY: Grant and the kids swig over the top of the fence and start their climb down.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
553
2.4
To hit someone or something with force
492
1.0
Hit quickly with the flat part of the hand
455
1.4
To hit someone or something quickly with a closed fist
250
5.5
To hit someone or something hard so it makes a loud sound
221
1.5
Move the arm in a wide sweep to try to hit something
164
3.5
To hit someone or something with an open hand
104
3.9
A quick hard hit with the hand or a flat object
73
2.9
To hit someone or something very hard
46
3.4
To hit someone or something quickly and lightly
23
8.8
To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or club
19
7.7
To hit someone or something very hard many times
19
3.3
To poke quickly and sharply with a finger, hand, or object
11
6.0
To hit with a lot of force, often using the arm or an object
10
4.6
To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist
8
3.7
To hit something quickly to make a short sharp sound
8
3.7
To hit with a quick swinging movement of the arm, hand, or paw
4
7.7
To hit someone or something with a quick strong blow
3
3.7
Hit someone or something very hard
2
7.3
To hit something or someone very hard
1
9.8
To hit someone or something suddenly and hard, often with your fist
1
9.9
To hit someone or something hard
1
6.1
To hit someone quickly in a light, playful way
1
8.9
Hit someone or something quickly and hard
1
9.0
To hit someone or something hard, often by accident
To hit someone or something very hard, for example with a fist
To hit something quickly with a short, sharp blow
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the other meaning of swig (to hit) is to think of swing, because a hard swing makes a heavy blow, so to swig someone is 'to strike someone heavily'.