Definition of swigging Swigging
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What does swigging mean?
Wiktionary 
- swigging (Verb)
Present participle of swig.
Part of speech
🔤- swigging, verb, gerund of swig (infinitive).
WordNet
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| 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 |
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| 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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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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swig
A hearty draught of liquor.
