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Definitions for: Swig [n] a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
[v] to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "My car gulped 20 gallons without even wiping its mouth."
[v] strike heavily, esp. with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"
Webster (1913) Definition: Swig, v. t. [Cf. D. zwelgen to swallow, E. swallow, v.t.]
1. To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider.
[Colloq.]
2. To suck. [Obs. or Archaic]
The lambkins swig the teat. --Creech.
Swig, n.
1. A long draught. [Colloq.] --Marryat.
2. (Naut.) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
3. A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices,
lemon, etc. [Prov. Eng.]
Swig, v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. swig to leak out, AS.
sw[=i]jian to be silent, sw[=i]can to evade, escape.]
1. To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly
with a string, so that they mortify and slough off. [Prov.
Eng.]
2. (Naut.) To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of
the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.
Synonyms: draft, draught, gulp, gulp, quaff, slog, slug
See Also: deglutition, drink, drink, get down, hit, imbibe, swallow, swallow
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