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• swill down — verb drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink) • Syn: ↑swill • Derivationally related forms: ↑swilling (for: ↑swill) • Hypernyms: ↑drink, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• swill — swill1 [swıl] v [: Old English; Origin: swillan] 1.) [T] BrE to wash something by pouring a lot of water over it or into it swill sth away/down/out ▪ Get a bucket to swill the yard down. 2.) [I and T] if a liquid swills around or you swill it… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• swill — Synonyms and related words: barley, beverage, bib, bilge, bilgewater, bird seed, bones, booze, bran, bumper, carrion, cat food, chaff, chicken feed, chop, chug, chug a lug, clay, corn, crap, culm, deadwood, debris, devour, dishwater, ditchwater,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Swill — has several uses: *Swill can refer to any cheap, usually poor tasting beverage, especially beer or liquor of many kinds, or to food unfit for human consumption. This usage is likely derived from the term pig swill, which is a generic term for… …   Wikipedia

• swill´er — swill «swihl», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) kitchen refuse, especially when partly liquid; garbage; slops; hogwash. Swill is sometimes fed to pigs. b) any one of various other foods for animals resembling this in consistency, such as a mixture of water… …   Useful english dictionary

• swill — 1 verb (T) 1 to wash an area by pouring a lot of water over it or into it: swill sth down/out: Get a bucket to swill the yard down. 2 informal to drink something in large amounts: He does nothing but swill beer all day. 2 noun 1 (U) food for pigs …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• swill — swill1 [ swıl ] noun uncount 1. ) a liquid containing waste food, used for feeding pigs 2. ) INFORMAL talk or writing that is nonsense swill swill 2 [ swıl ] verb 1. ) transitive to drink a large amount of something, especially alcohol, in an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• swill — I UK [swɪl] / US verb Word forms swill : present tense I/you/we/they swill he/she/it swills present participle swilling past tense swilled past participle swilled 1) [transitive] to drink a large amount of something, especially alcohol, in an… …   English dictionary

• swill — 1. verb, informal she was swilling beers Syn: drink, quaff, swallow, down, gulp, drain, imbibe, sup, slurp, consume, slug; informal swig, knock back, toss off, put away, chug, chugalug …   Thesaurus of popular words

• down — I adv 1. at the lowest point, at a low rate or degree, to a low point, below par, minimally, at a low ebb; at ground level, to the ground, underground, below the horizon; underfoot, on the ground or floor, underneath, under, beneath, below,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. downward; under, beneath, below. See lowness, descent.Ant., up, above. II (Roget s IV) prep. and modif. 1. [Having a downward motion] Syn. forward, headlong, downward, downhill, downstairs,… …   English dictionary for students