swig

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

swig, v. t. [Cf. D. zwelgen to swallow, E. swallow, v.t.].

•  To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider.  [1913 Webster]
•  To suck.  [1913 Webster]

  "The lambkins swig the teat."  [1913 Webster]

swig, n. 

•  A long draught.  Marryat.  [1913 Webster]
•  A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.  [1913 Webster]
•  A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc.  [1913 Webster]

swig, v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. swig to leak out, AS. swījian to be silent, swīcan to evade, escape.].

•  To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off.  [1913 Webster]
•  To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

swig, v. & n.
--v.tr. & intr. (swigged, swigging) colloq. drink in large draughts.
--n. a swallow of drink, esp. a large amount.

Derivative

swigger n.

Etymology

16th c., orig. as noun in obs. sense 'liquor': orig. unkn.

THESAURUS

swig

beverage, bib, booze, bumper, chug, chug-a-lug, draft, drag, drain, drain the cup, dram, drench, drink, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, drop, gargle, gulp, guzzle, imbibe, jigger, jolt, lap, libation, liquor, liquor up, lush, nip, peg, pledge, portion, potation, potion, pull, quaff, raise the elbow, round, round of drinks, shot, sip, slurp, snifter, snort, soak, souse, spot, suck, suck in, suckle, sup, swill, tank up, tipple, toast, toss down, toss off, tot, wash down, wet

ROGET THESAURUS

swig

Drunkenness

VB get drunk, be drunk, see double, take a drop too much, take a glass too much, drink, tipple, tope, booze, bouse, guzzle, swill, soak, sot, bum, besot, have a jag on, have a buzz on, lush, bib, swig, carouse, sacrifice at the shrine of Bacchus, take to drinking, drink hard, drink deep, drink like a fish, have one's swill, drain the cup, splice the main brace, take a hair of the dog that bit you, liquor, liquor up, wet one's whistle, take a whet, crack a bottle, pass the bottle, toss off, go to the alehouse, go to the public house, make one drunk, inebriate, fuddle, befuddle, fuzzle, get into one's head.

Food

VB eat, feed, fare, devour, swallow, take, gulp, bolt, snap, fall to, despatch, dispatch, discuss, take down, get down, gulp down, lay in, tuck in, lick, pick, peck, gormandize, bite, champ, munch, cranch, craunch, crunch, chew, masticate, nibble, gnaw, mumble, live on, feed upon, batten upon, fatten upon, feast upon, browse, graze, crop, regale, carouse, eat heartily, do justice to, play a good knife and fork, banquet, break bread, break one's fast, breakfast, lunch, dine, take tea, sup, drink in, drink up, drink one's fill, quaff, sip, sup, suck, suck up, lap, swig, swill, chugalug, tipple, empty one's glass, drain the cup, toss off, toss one's glass, wash down, crack a bottle, wet one's whistle, purvey.