swig
swig · swigs · swigged · swigging
глотать, пить залпом, глотнуть, осушить залпом
verschlingen, schlingen
To drink; to quaffTo drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
/swɪɡ/
» Tom took a swig of rum.
Meaning
3 sensesTo drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em.
загла́тыватьzaglátyvatʹ, глота́тьglotátʹ, пить за́лпомpitʹ zálpom
To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line.
(obsolete)To suck.
More definitions
- to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
- strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
Examples
35 sentencesTom took a swig of rum.
I took a swig of whiskey.
I took another swig of beer.
Tom took a swig of water.
Tom took a swig of wine.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to drink (usually by gulping):
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
swigs, swigging, swigged, swiggedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedswigger
Lessons 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
Collocations
4 patterns- took a swig
- a swig of
- took another swig
- another swig