chug

[ chuhg ]

/ tʃʌg /

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noun

a short, dull, explosive sound: the steady chug of an engine.

verb (used without object), chugged, chug·ging.

to make this sound: The motor chugged.

to move while making this sound: The train chugged along.

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Origin of chug

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; imitative

OTHER WORDS FROM chug

chugger, noun

Other definitions for chug (2 of 2)

chug²

[ chuhg ]

/ tʃʌg /

Slang.

verb (used with object), chugged, chug·ging.

chug-a-lug.

verb (used without object), chugged, chug·ging.

to drink something in large gulps: to chug on a bottle of beer.

noun

a large gulp or swallow: He finished his beer in two chugs.

Origin of chug

Imitative

How to use chug in a sentence

She embodied heroin chic, and her vodka-chugging prowess earned her the nickname ‘The Tank.’
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Look, no one has to be chugging Bacardi 151 to prove a point at 40.
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Those trying to get high from hemp are likely to have about as much luck as those chugging O'Doul's.
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Mail often took weeks to get from one coast to the other, chugging along on rail lines.
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She wore an apple-green housedress and her graying beehive hairdo was unyielding against the blasts of a chugging air conditioner.
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This car that came chugging down the hill to the entrance of Dare Hall was a very fine touring automobile.
Ruth Fielding At College|Alice B. Emerson
Hardly had the little party seated themselves on the porch when the chugging of an automobile came to their ears.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends|Stanley R. Matthews
And even as he spoke they heard the chugging of a motor and a farm truck came nosing through the fog.
The Flying Reporter|Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
The little captain started his motor with a jerk, and its comfortable chugging was at once changed to an angry snort.
Glory of Youth|Temple Bailey
He was waiting for it, well out of sight, as it came chugging up to the wharf some hours later.
Gone Fishing|James H. Schmitz

British Dictionary definitions for chug

chug

/ (tʃʌɡ) /

noun

a short dull sound, esp one that is rapidly repeated, such as that made by an engine

verb chugs, chugging or chugged

(intr) (of an engine, etc) to operate while making such sounds

Word Origin for chug

C19: of imitative origin

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chug

Origin of chug

OTHER WORDS FROM chug

Other definitions for chug (2 of 2)

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