SWIG

gulp, draft, draught, swig

(noun) a large and hurried swallow; “he finished it at a single gulp”

gulp, quaff, swig

(verb) to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; “The men gulped down their beers”

slug, slog, swig

(verb) strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; “He slugged me so hard that I passed out”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

swig (third-person singular simple present swigs, present participle swigging, simple past and past participle swigged)

To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.

Synonyms: chug, gulp, guzzle, quaff

(obsolete) To suck.

(nautical) 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.

Synonym: sweating

Synonyms

• See also drink

Noun

swig (plural swigs)

(obsolete) Drink, liquor. [1540s–?]

(by extension) A long draught from a drink. [from 1620s]

Synonyms: draught, sip, swill

(obsolete) A person who drinks deeply.

(nautical) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.

Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.

Synonyms

• See also drink

Anagrams

• WSGI, wigs

Source: Wiktionary

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Swig, v. t. Etym: [Cf. D. zwelgen to swallow, E. swallow, v.t.]

1. To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider. [Colloq.]

2. To suck. [Obs. or Archaic] The lambkins swig the teat. Creech.

Swig, n.

1. A long draught. [Colloq.] Marryat.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.

3. A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc. [Prov. Eng.]

Swig, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. swig to leak out, AS. swijian to be silent, swican to evade, escape.]

1. To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off. [Prov. Eng.]

2. (Naut.)

Definition: To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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