swig

[ swig ]

/ swɪg /

Informal.

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noun

an amount of liquid, especially liquor, taken in one swallow; draught: He took a swig from the flask.

verb (used with or without object), swigged, swig·ging.

to drink heartily or greedily.

Words nearby swig

swift, jonathan, swift-footed, swifter, swiftie, swiftlet, swig, swiler, swill, swim, swim against the current, swim bladder

Origin of swig

First recorded in 1540–50; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM swig

swig·ger, noun

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Examples from the Web for swig

I ordered a salad, ate it, and in the bathroom snuck a swig of Pepto.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pavlenko exclaimed, taking a swig of the Ukrainian vodka known as harilka.
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After effectively blowing him off the screen, she pops a Budweiser and takes a swig before gazing at the defeated one last time.
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Another, more erotic, painting shows a young, topless girl wearing handcuffs, surreptitiously sneaking a swig of beer from a can.
Lindsay Lohan’s Graffiti Scandal in Venice, CA|Nicole LaPorte|February 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Swig has blamed the lack of payment on his inability to access his Lehman loan.
The New Disaster at Lehman|Julie Satow|October 19, 2008|DAILY BEAST
I now went ashore at Charleston, and had my swig, as long as the money lasted.
Ned Myers|James Fenimore Cooper
He took a swig of pineapple juice and passed the can back to Harold.
First Man|Clyde Brown
While I was cooking supper the old man took a swig or two and got sort of warmed up, and went to ripping again.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Swig—To haul a rope by holding a turn round a cleat and pulling off laterally.
On Yacht Sailing|Thomas Fleming Day
Instead, however, of jumping at the chance, he took a swig at a flask of cognac.
The Magnificent Montez|Horace Wyndham

British Dictionary definitions for swig

swig

/ (swɪɡ) informal /

noun

a large swallow or deep drink, esp from a bottle

verb swigs, swigging or swigged

to drink (some liquid) deeply, esp from a bottle

Derived forms of swig

swigger, noun

Word Origin for swig

C16: of unknown origin

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swig

noun

verb (used with or without object), swigged, swig·ging.

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noun

verb swigs, swigging or swigged

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