Meaning

5 senses

  1. (broadly)A long draught from a drink.

    take a swig of whisky

  2. A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.

  3. Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.

  4. (obsolete)Drink, liquor.

    Schluck, Zug

    глото́кglotók

  5. (obsolete)A person who drinks deeply.

More definitions
  • a large and hurried swallow

Examples

35 sentences

  1. Tom took a swig of rum.

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  2. I took a swig of whiskey.

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  3. I took another swig of beer.

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  4. Tom took a swig of water.

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  5. Tom took a swig of wine.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a big gulp of alcohol:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a big gulp of alcohol:

Origin

Unknown, mid 16th c. Perhaps connected with Old English swelgan (“to swallow”).

Unknown, mid 16th c. Perhaps connected with Old English swelgan (“to swallow”).

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Forms

plural: swigs
Singularswig
Pluralswigs

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
draughtB2sipswill
Close in meaning

Collocations

4 patterns
  • took a swig
  • a swig of
  • took another swig
  • another swig

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
swiftB2swiftlyswillswimA1
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