Definition of swig Swig

/swɪˈg/ - [swig] - swig

We found 17 definitions of swig from 6 different sources.

What does swig mean?

Noun
swig - a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
		gulp, draft, draught
		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"
Verb swigs, swigging, swigged
swig - to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"
		gulp, quaff
		imbibe, drink receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"
swig - strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"
		slug, slog
		hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"

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swig (Noun)
A drink; sip.
swig (Verb)
To drink usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner; to quaff.
swig (Verb)
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.

swig (v. t.)
To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider.
swig (v. t.)
To suck.
swig (n.)
A long draught.
swig (n.)
A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
swig (n.)
A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc.
swig (v. t.)
To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off.
swig (v. t.)
To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.

swig
swig, n. a pulley with ropes not parallel.—v.t. to tighten a rope by hauling at right angles to its lead: to castrate by ligating the scrotum and making the testicles slough off. [Prob. swag.]
swig
swig, n. a large draught: one who drinks deep.—v.t. to drink by large draughts, to gulp down. [Prob. conn. with A.S. swelgan, to swallow.]

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