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Meaning of swig

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

swig

Pronunciation:/swɪɡ//swɪɡ/

noun

Definitions

  1. Drink, liquor.

  2. (by extension) A long draught from a drink.

    Synonyms:draughtsipswill
  3. A person who drinks deeply.

  4. A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.

verb

Definitions

  1. To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.

    Example: That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em.

    Synonyms:chuggulpguzzlequaff
  2. To suck.

  3. To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line.

    Synonyms:sweating