English Dictionary: guzzle | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for guzzle | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Guzzle \Guz"zle\ (g[ucr]z"z'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Guzzled}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Guzzling}.] [OP. gosillier, prob. orig., to pass through the throat; akin to F. gosier throat; cf. It. gozzo a bird's crop.] To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much or frequently. Those that came to guzzle in his wine cellar. --Milton. Well-seasoned bowls the gossip's spirits raise, Who, while she guzzles, chats the doctor's praise. --Roscommon. To fat the guzzling hogs with floods of whey. --Gay. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Guzzle \Guz"zle\, v. t. To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer. --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Guzzle \Guz"zle\, n. An insatiable thing or person. That sink of filth, that guzzle most impure. --Marston. |