noun
Meaning 1
Drink, liquor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
swig
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US: /swɪɡ/
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rhymes with -ɪɡ
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CMU ARPABET: S W IH1 G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A long draught from a drink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
- take a swig of whisky
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: draught, sip, swill
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A person who drinks deeply.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chug, gulp, guzzle, quaff
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
To suck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 8
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sweating
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
a large and hurried swallow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he finished it at a single gulp
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gulp, draft, draught
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: swallow, drink, deglutition
verb
Meaning 10
to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The men gulped down their beers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gulp, quaff
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drink, imbibe
verb
Meaning 11
strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He slugged me so hard that I passed out
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slug, slog
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hit
History
Etymology
Unknown, mid 16th c. Perhaps connected with Old English swelgan (“to swallow”).
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: голяма глътка (goljama glǎtka) — a big gulp of alcohol
- Czech: hlt — a big gulp of alcohol
- Czech: lok — a big gulp of alcohol
- Finnish: ryyppy — a big gulp of alcohol
- Finnish: kulaus — a big gulp of alcohol
- Finnish: huikka — a big gulp of alcohol
- French: lampée — a big gulp of alcohol
- German: Schluck — a big gulp of alcohol
- German: Zug — a big gulp of alcohol
- Maltese: belgħa — a big gulp of alcohol
- Portuguese: golada — a big gulp of alcohol
- Russian: глото́к (glotók) — a big gulp of alcohol
- Spanish: lingotazo — a big gulp of alcohol
- Spanish: mecatazo — a big gulp of alcohol
- Spanish: tanganazo — a big gulp of alcohol
- Spanish: farolazo — a big gulp of alcohol
- Spanish: pelotazo — a big gulp of alcohol
- Spanish: latigazo — a big gulp of alcohol
- Spanish: trancazo — a big gulp of alcohol
- Spanish: chisguete — a big gulp of alcohol
- Swedish: stor klunk — a big gulp of alcohol
- Swedish: slurk — a big gulp of alcohol
- Bulgarian: пия на големи глътки (pija na golemi glǎtki) — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Czech: hltat — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Czech: chlastat — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Dutch: zuipen — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Finnish: ryypätä — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Finnish: kulauttaa — to drink (usually by gulping)
- French: lamper — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Old English: oferdrincan — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Old Saxon: ovardrinkan — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Polish: żłopać — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Portuguese: dar uma golada — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Russian: загла́тывать (zaglátyvatʹ) — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Russian: глота́ть (glotátʹ) — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Russian: пить за́лпом (pitʹ zálpom) — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Russian: глотну́ть (glotnútʹ) — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Russian: пивну́ть (pivnútʹ) — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Russian: хлебну́ть (xlebnútʹ) — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Russian: осуши́ть за́лпом (osušítʹ zálpom) — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Serbo-Croatian: ло̀кати — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Serbo-Croatian: цу̏гати — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Serbo-Croatian: lòkati — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Serbo-Croatian: cȕgati — to drink (usually by gulping)
- Yiddish: זויפֿן (zoyfn) — to drink (usually by gulping)