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chug

1

[ chuhg ]

noun

  1. a short, dull, explosive sound:

    the steady chug of an engine.



verb (used without object)

, chugged, chug·ging.
  1. to make this sound:

    The motor chugged.

  2. to move while making this sound:

    The train chugged along.

chug

2

[ chuhg ]

verb (used with or without object)

, chugged, chug·ging.
  1. Also . to swallow (a drink) in large gulps or without interruption:

    He noisily chugged the entire bottle of water, then slammed it onto the table.

    She was just sitting on the bench, chugging away on a bottle of soda.

noun

  1. a large gulp or swallow:

    He finished his beer in two chugs.

chug

/ tʃʌɡ /

noun

  1. a short dull sound, esp one that is rapidly repeated, such as that made by an engine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. intr (of an engine, etc) to operate while making such sounds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • chugger noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chug1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; imitative

Origin of chug2

First recorded in 1955–60, as chug down; of imitative origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chug1

C19: of imitative origin
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Example Sentences

I like the Chug top’s small opening, which is easy and satisfying to drink from.

Lohse and his beleaguered fellow pledges were, he claims, forced to chug vinegar and to dine on the dreaded “vomlet.”

Yet throughout it all, the U.S. economy continues to chug along.

Those into “robo-tripping” often just chug the medicine without any chaser at all.

Is it even worse that the 4-year-old was made to chug a 40-oz can of Steel Reserve in public?

He changed the carburetor adjustment, and Foster got a weary chug-chug that ceased almost as soon as it had begun.

He tinkered with the engine and presently a steady "chug-chug-chug" reverberated down the valley.

For a few seconds the chug-chug came closer, then it died away in the distance on their left.

As it neared the channel its speed was reduced, and the chug-chug of a powerful gasoline motor became distinctly audible.

The sharp chug-chug of a motor suddenly sounded, and the disguised launch darted forward like a hawk swooping down on a chicken.

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