swig : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: swig	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for swig
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
swig n a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" Synonym(s): gulp, draft, draught, swig v strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" Synonym(s): slug, slog, swig to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" Synonym(s): gulp, quaff, swig
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swig \Swig\, v. t. [Cf. D. zwelgen to swallow, E. swallow, v.t.] 1. To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider. [Colloq.] 2. To suck. [Obs. or Archaic] The lambkins swig the teat. --Creech.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swig \Swig\, n. 1. A long draught. [Colloq.] --Marryat. 2. (Naut.) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel. 3. A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swig \Swig\, v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. swig to leak out, AS. sw[c6]jian to be silent, sw[c6]can to evade, escape.] 1. To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off. [Prov. Eng.] 2. (Naut.) To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.