swill

[ swil ]

/ swɪl /

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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)

to drink (something) greedily or to excess; guzzle.

to feed (animals) with swill: to swill hogs.

Chiefly British. to wash by rinsing or flooding with water.

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Origin of swill

before 900; Middle English swilen (v.), Old English swilian, swillan

OTHER WORDS FROM swill

swiller, nounun·swilled, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for swill

“Swilling the Planters With Bumbo: When Booze Bought Elections,” at Smithsonian.com.
The Independent Rundown, November 6|Matthew DeLuca|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Four parties, many celebs, and a night of swilling for Obama.
Where We Found Ethan Hawke, Harvey Weinstein, and Jessica Alba Last Night|Rachel Syme|November 5, 2008|DAILY BEAST
I suppose I can't keep him from swilling tea while I am away doing my part to help the Allies.
Bab: A Sub-Deb|Mary Roberts Rinehart
They are horrid things, for they are never happy but when they are swilling ale.
The Last of the Vikings|John Bowling

He could have spent his nights thinking up new business tricks, instead of swilling whiskey.
The Day Time Stopped Moving|Bradner Buckner
He stood on top of a table and faced his crew of pirates who were sitting about swilling large cups of rocket juice.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates|Carey Rockwell
I expect you've been swilling out that drawer in the heat of your ablutions.
Witching Hill|E. W. Hornung

British Dictionary definitions for swill

swill

/ (swɪl) /

verb

to drink large quantities of (liquid, esp alcoholic drink); guzzle

(tr often foll by out) mainly British to drench or rinse in large amounts of water

(tr) to feed swill to (pigs, etc)

noun

wet feed, esp for pigs, consisting of kitchen waste, skimmed milk, etc

garbage or refuse, esp from a kitchen

a deep draught of drink, esp beer

any liquid mess

the act of swilling

Derived forms of swill

swiller, noun

Word Origin for swill

Old English swilian to wash out

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