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   Swig

   /swiɡ/

   

   verb

   • 1. drink in large gulps: "Dave swigged the wine in five gulps"

   noun

   • 1. a large gulp of drink: "he took a swig of tea"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as a noun in the obsolete sense ‘liquor’): of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. swigger noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does Swig mean in English?

   • Perhaps connected with Old English swelgan (“to swallow”) . swig ( third-person singular simple present swigs, present participle swigging, simple past and past participle swigged ) To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff . That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em. ( obsolete) To suck .

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   What does swigging mean?

   • She was swigging [= gulping] water from a bottle after her workout. He took a swig of whisky.

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   What does it mean if you Swig a drink?

   • If you swig a drink, you drink it from a bottle or cup quickly and in large amounts. I swigged down two white wines. He was still hanging around, swigging the Coke out of the can. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   What is the Swigg?

   • Welcome, Croeso to The Swigg; a trendy harbour side bar, kitchen & venue in Swansea Marina: SA1 3RD.Our aim is simple, serve the finest food, served on small plates, great gins, cool cocktails, wonderful wine & plenty of good times. We are so lucky to have amazing produce on our doorstep, sourced from Swansea, Gower & South Wales.

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   swig definition: to drink something, taking a lot of liquid into your mouth at a time. Learn more.

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   noun. an amount of liquid, especially liquor, taken in one swallow; draught: He took a swig from the flask. verb (used with or without object), swigged, swig·ging. to drink heartily or greedily.

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   5 days ago · noun. 1. an amount of liquid, esp. liquor, taken in one swallow; draught. He took a swig from the flask. transitive verb or intransitive verb. 2. to drink heartily or greedily.

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   (UK, US) IPA(key): /swɪɡ/

   Rhymes: -ɪɡ

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   swig (third-person singular simple present swigs, present participle swigging, simple past and past participle swigged) 1. To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff. 1.1. Synonyms: chug, gulp, guzzle, quaff 1.2. That sailor can swigwhisky with the best of 'em. 2. (obsolete) To suck. 2.1. 1684, Thomas Creech, Idylliu...

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   swig (plural swigs) 1. (obsolete) Drink, liquor. [1540s–?] 2. (by extension) A long draught from a drink. [from 1620s] 2.1. Synonyms: draught, sip, swill 2.2. take a swigof whisky 2.1. 1830, [Frederick Marryat], chapter XII, in The King’s Own.[…], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley,[…], →OCLC, page 183: 2.1.1. Jerry put his brandy...

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   Definitions of 'swig' If you swig a drink, you drink it from a bottle or cup quickly and in large amounts. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'swig' British English: swɪg American English: swɪg. More. Conjugations of 'swig' present simple: I swig, you swig [...] past simple: I swigged, you swigged [...] past participle: swigged. More.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of SWIG. [+ object] informal. : to drink (something) quickly and in large amounts : to swallow a lot of (a drink) She was swigging [= gulping] water from a bottle after her workout.