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swig

 (swĭg) Informal
n.
A deep draft, especially of liquor; a gulp.
tr. & intr.v. swigged, swig·ging, swigs
To drink (liquid) or engage in drinking liquid in great gulps.
[Origin unknown.]
swig′ger n.
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swig

(swɪɡ)
n
a large swallow or deep drink, esp from a bottle
vb, swigs, swigging or swigged
to drink (some liquid) deeply, esp from a bottle
[C16: of unknown origin]
ˈswigger n
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swig

(swɪg)

n., v. swigged, swig•ging. Informal. n.
1. an amount of liquid, esp. liquor, taken in one swallow.
v.t., v.i.
2. to drink heartily or greedily.
[1540–50; orig. uncertain]
swig′ger, n.
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swig


Past participle: swigged
Gerund: swigging

Imperative
swig
swig
Present
I swig
you swig
he/she/it swigs
we swig
you swig
they swig
Preterite
I swigged
you swigged
he/she/it swigged
we swigged
you swigged
they swigged
Present Continuous
I am swigging
you are swigging
he/she/it is swigging
we are swigging
you are swigging
they are swigging
Present Perfect
I have swigged
you have swigged
he/she/it has swigged
we have swigged
you have swigged
they have swigged
Past Continuous
I was swigging
you were swigging
he/she/it was swigging
we were swigging
you were swigging
they were swigging
Past Perfect
I had swigged
you had swigged
he/she/it had swigged
we had swigged
you had swigged
they had swigged
Future
I will swig
you will swig
he/she/it will swig
we will swig
you will swig
they will swig
Future Perfect
I will have swigged
you will have swigged
he/she/it will have swigged
we will have swigged
you will have swigged
they will have swigged
Future Continuous
I will be swigging
you will be swigging
he/she/it will be swigging
we will be swigging
you will be swigging
they will be swigging
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been swigging
you have been swigging
he/she/it has been swigging
we have been swigging
you have been swigging
they have been swigging
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been swigging
you will have been swigging
he/she/it will have been swigging
we will have been swigging
you will have been swigging
they will have been swigging
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been swigging
you had been swigging
he/she/it had been swigging
we had been swigging
you had been swigging
they had been swigging
Conditional
I would swig
you would swig
he/she/it would swig
we would swig
you would swig
they would swig
Past Conditional
I would have swigged
you would have swigged
he/she/it would have swigged
we would have swigged
you would have swigged
they would have swigged
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.swig - a large and hurried swallowswig - a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
gulp, draught, draft
deglutition, swallow, drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
Verb1.swig - strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"
slug, slog
hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
2.swig - to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"
gulp, quaff
drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
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swig

noun
Informal. An act of drinking or the amount swallowed:
draft, drink, potation, pull, quaff, sip, sup, swill.
Slang: belt.
verb
Informal. To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid):
drink, imbibe, pull on, quaff, sip, sup.
Informal: toss down (or off).
Slang: belt.
Idiom: wet one's whistle.
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Translations
جُرْعَهيَجْرَع، يَغِبُّ
hltlít do sebe
tylle i sig
huikkakulauskulauttaaryypätäryyppy
húz: nagyokat húzkorty: nagy korty
òamba, teygateygur
gurkšnoti
malkotmalkssūkt
liať do seba

swig

[swɪg]
A. VT → beber (a tragos)
B. N → trago m
have a swig of this → bébete un poco de esto
he took a swig from his flask → se echó un trago de la botella
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

swig

[ˈswɪg]
n (= drink) → lampée f
vt → lamper
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

swig

(inf)
n → Schluck m; to have or take a swig of beer → einen Schluck Bier trinken; to have or take a swig from a bottle → einen Schluck aus einer Flasche trinken; have a swig of this → trinken Sie mal einen Schluck (davon) (inf); to down a drink in one swig → das Glas in einem Zug leeren
vt (also swig down) → herunterkippen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

swig

[swɪg] (fam)
1. n (drink) → sorsata
he took a swig at his bottle → ha bevuto un lungo sorso dalla bottiglia
2. vt → tracannare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

swig

(swig) – past tense, past participle swigged – verb
to drink. He's in the bar swigging beer.
noun
a long gulp. He took a swig from the bottle.
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