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swig
(sw/I/g )

noun (n)

  • a large and hurried swallow(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    draft, draught, gulp
    source: wordnet30
  • A long draught.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    slog, slug
    source: wordnet30
  • to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught(verb.consumption)
    Synonym:
    gulp, quaff
    source: wordnet30
  • To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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