English Explanatory Dictionary

swig

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
  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.
noun
  1. Drink, liquor.
  2. A long draught from a drink.
  3. A person who drinks deeply.
  4. A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
  5. Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.

Pronunciation

/swɪɡ/ en-us-swig.ogg

Word forms

swig swigs swigging swigged

Etymology

Unknown, mid 16th c. Perhaps connected with Old English swelgan (“to swallow”).

Synonyms

chug gulp guzzle quaff sweating draught sip swill

Derived words

swigger

Translations

Bulgarian: голяма глътка Czech: hlt Czech: lok Finnish: ryyppy Finnish: kulaus Finnish: huikka French: lampée German: Schluck German: Zug Maltese: belgħa Portuguese: golada Russian: глото́к Spanish: lingotazo Spanish: mecatazo Spanish: tanganazo Spanish: farolazo Spanish: pelotazo Spanish: latigazo Spanish: trancazo Spanish: chisguete Swedish: stor klunk Swedish: slurk
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