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swig
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
swig
(verb)
swig
/
ˈ
swɪg/
verb
swigs
;
swigged
;
swigging
swig
/
ˈ
swɪg/
verb
swigs
;
swigged
;
swigging
Britannica Dictionary definition of SWIG
[
+ object
]
informal
:
to drink (something) quickly and in large amounts
:
to swallow a lot of (a drink)
She was
swigging
[=
gulping
] water from a bottle after her workout.
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— swig
noun
,
plural
swigs
[
count
]
He took a
swig
of whisky.
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