Meaning

6 senses
  1. (intransitive)To make dull explosive sounds.

    tuckern, puffen

    пыхте́тьpyxtétʹ

    make a dull, explosive sound

  2. (intransitive)To move or travel whilst making such sounds.

    We were chugging along a back road when the engine cut out.

  3. (broadly, intransitive)To move or travel at a steady, although not especially fast, pace.

  4. (colloquial, transitive)To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.

    Chug! Chug! Chug!

    I can't believe he chugged three beers.

    auf ex trinken, exen

    ёбнутьjóbnutʹ, дёрнутьdjórnutʹ, намахну́тьnamaxnútʹ

    дудлитиdudlyty, цмулитиcmulyty

  5. (intransitive)To function or perform with difficulty, typically due to inadequate resources or performance limitations.

    My game chugs every time too many NPCs are onscreen.

  6. (UK, derogatory, slang, transitive)To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly in a persistent manner.

    I got chugged in the town centre today.

Examples

21 sentences
  1. Tom chugged his beer.

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  2. Watch me chug this beer.

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  3. Greta chugged the beer in one gulp.

    Ґрета одним махом вихилила пиво.

    deGreta trank das Bier in einem Zug aus.

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  4. Have you ever tried chugging coffee creamer?

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  5. The engine of my car has been chugging lately.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
to drink a large amount in a single action:
Русский
By meaning 2
to make dull explosive sounds:
to drink a large amount in a single action:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to make dull explosive sounds:
to drink a large amount in a single action:

Origin

Onomatopoeic, in imitation of a working steam engine. The racial slur sense derives from t

Onomatopoeic, in imitation of a working steam engine. The racial slur sense derives from the stereotype of Native Americans chugging alcohol.

Blend of charity + mug (“to violently rob on the street”).

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Forms

chugs, chugging, chugged, chugged
Base formchug · to chug
3rd person singularchugs
Present participlechugging
Past simplechugged
Past participlechugged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theychug
he, she, itchugs

Past simpleLesson

all personschugged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave chugged
he, she, ithas chugged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill chug

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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