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- DictionarySwill/swil/
verb
- 1. wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it: British "I swilled out the mug"
- 2. drink (something) greedily or in large quantities: informal "they whiled away their evening swilling pints of beer"
noun
- 1. kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs.
- 2. a large mouthful of a drink: informal "a swill of ale"
1. : something suggestive of slop or garbage : refuse. 2. a. : a semiliquid food for animals (such as swine) composed of edible refuse mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk. b. : garbage. Synonyms. Verb. gorge.
SWILL definition: 1. to cause a liquid to flow around or over something, often in order to clean it: 2. to drink…. Learn more.
Swill is used to dismiss writing and other content (such as political rhetoric) that’s poorly done or just plain bad. The words hogwash, slop, garbage, and trash can all be used to mean the same thing. The same idea is behind calling a drink swill.
SWILL meaning: 1. to cause a liquid to flow around or over something, often in order to clean it: 2. to drink…. Learn more.
1. liquid or partly liquid food for animals, esp. kitchen refuse given to swine. 2. kitchen refuse; garbage. 3. any liquid mess or refuse; slop. 4. a deep draught of liquor. v.i. 5. to drink greedily. v.t. 6. to drink greedily or to excess. 7. to feed (animals) with swill.
Definition of swill verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to drink large quantities of ( liquid, esp alcoholic drink); guzzle. 2. (transitive; often foll by out) mainly British. to drench or rinse in large amounts of water. 3. (transitive) to feed swill to ( pigs, etc) noun. 4. wet feed, esp for pigs, consisting of kitchen waste, skimmed milk, etc.
3 days ago · swill ( countable and uncountable, plural swills) ( collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose. (by extension) Any disgusting or distasteful liquid . I cannot believe anyone could drink this swill.
SWILL definition: 1. to clean something by making liquid move around it: 2. to quickly drink a large amount of…. Learn more.
Swill Definition. To drink greedily or grossly. To drink, esp. liquor, in large quantities. To follow the ingestion of (food, for example) with the ingestion of a liquid. Swilled down the pretzels with soda. To flood with water so as to wash or rinse. To swirl (a liquid) around in a container or in one's mouth.