guzzle
To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excessTo drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.
» Tom guzzled his beer.
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4 senses(informal, transitive)To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.
saufen, verschlingen
жа́дно питьžádno pitʹ, пить с жа́дностьюpitʹ s žádnostʹju, дутьdutʹ
drink greedily or as if with great thirst
(dated, informal, intransitive)To consume alcoholic beverages, especially frequently or habitually.
saufen
буха́тьbuxátʹ
(broadly, informal, transitive)To consume anything quickly, greedily, or to excess, as if with insatiable thirst; often said of gas-powered vehicles.
This car just guzzles petrol.
schlucken
пожира́тьpožirátʹ, опустоши́тьopustošítʹ
(informal, intransitive, rare)To flow copiously; to spray out.
Blood guzzled from the wound.
The barrel guzzled out beer from the hole.
Examples
4 sentencesTom guzzled his beer.
Let's see how much beer they guzzle tonight.
A giraffe can guzzle many gallons of water in one go.
As the three countries' growing economies guzzle more fuel, the leaders agreed to cooperate on developing alternative sources of energy.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
Probably imitative of the sound of drinking eagerly; or from Old French gouziller, gosilliProbably imitative of the sound of drinking eagerly; or from Old French gouziller, gosillier (“to pass through the throat”), from gosier (“throat”), and akin to Italian gozzo (“throat; a bird's crop”). First attested in 1576.
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Forms
guzzles, guzzling, guzzled, guzzledPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle