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What (who) is swig - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Swig (disambiguation)
Swig
·noun A long draught.
II. Swig ·vt To Suck.
III. Swig ·noun A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
IV. Swig ·noun A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, ·etc.
VI. Swig ·vt To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.
VII. Swig ·vt To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off.
swig
informal
¦ verb (swigs, swigging, swigged) drink in large draughts.
¦ noun a large draught of drink.
Derivatives
swigger noun
Origin
C16 (asnoun in the obs. sense 'alcoholic drink'): of unknown origin.
swig
(swigs, swigging, swigged)
If you swig a drink, you drink it from a bottle or cup quickly and in large amounts.
I swigged down two white wines...
He was still hanging around, swigging the Coke out of the can.
VERB: V n with down/back, V n
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Swig is also a noun.
Brian took a swig of his beer...
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Wikipedia
Swig
Swig may refer to:
- Swig, a Utah-based beverage chain
- SWIG (Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator), an open source software tool
- Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice program at the University of San Francisco
- Benjamin Swig (1893–1980), American real estate developer and philanthropist, son of Simon
- Melvin Swig (1917–1993), American real estate developer and philanthropist, son of Benjamin
- Simon Swig (1862–1939) American banker, politician and philanthropist
Examples of use of swig
1. Activists crowd into Law‘s old office to swig tea.
2. Near Safronov’s home, unkempt drunks swig cheap vodka from the bottle.
3. He takes a swig of tea and digresses for a moment.
4. He took a swig of Special Brew and handed the bag to the gang.
5. You don‘t swig a large glass like a pint." Four swigs later, I‘m leaving the Apple Tree.