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   Swill

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   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" Similar washsluiceclean outflushrinsebathecleansedrench
   • ▪ cause (liquid) to swirl around in a container or cavity: "she gently swilled her brandy around her glass"
   • ▪ (of a liquid) move or splash about over a surface: "the icy water swilled around us"
   • 2. drink (something) greedily or in large quantities: informal "they whiled away their evening swilling pints of beer" Similar drinkquaffswallowdowngulp downdrainguzzleimbibesupslurpconsumeinformal:swigswill (down)slugknock backknock offtoss offput awaybend one's elbowneckget one's laughing gear roundchugscarf down
   • ▪ accompany (food) with large quantities of drink: "a feast swilled down with pints of cider"

   noun

   • 1. kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs. Similar pigswillhogwashpigwashwashmashslopsscrapsrefusescouringsleftoverswaste matterwasteremainsdetritus
   • ▪ alcohol of inferior quality: informal "the beer was just warm swill"
   • 2. a large mouthful of a drink: informal "a swill of ale" Similar gulpdrinkswallowdraftmouthfulinformal:swigslug

   Word Origin Old Englishswillan, swilian (verb), of unknown origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. swiller noun

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   What does swill mean?

   • : a semiliquid food for animals (such as swine) composed of edible refuse mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk Verb She watched the water swill around in the bucket. He swilled the water around in the pot. He swilled the floor with buckets of water.

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   What is a synonym for swill?

   • A close synonym for both of these senses of swill is hogwash. Swill is also commonly used to refer to a drink that’s considered disgusting or of poor quality, such as a cheap beer. More generally, it can refer to any garbage, especially liquid or semiliquid food waste. A close synonym for this sense of swill is slop.

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   What does swilen mean?

   • 1. A mixture of liquid and solid food, such as table scraps, fed to animals, especially pigs; slop. 2. Liquor or other alcohol of poor quality: I won't drink this swill. 3. A swig or gulp of a drink. [Middle English swilen, to wash out, from Old English swilian; see swel- in Indo-European roots .] swill′er n.

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   Where did the word swill come from?

   • The first records of the word swill come from before 900. It comes from the Old English verb swilian, meaning “to wash out.” 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.

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   noun. liquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash. kitchen refuse in general; garbage. any liquid mess, waste, or refuse; slop. a deep draught of liquor. contemptibly worthless utterance or writing; drivel. verb (used without object) to drink greedily or excessively. verb (used with object)

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