swill

¹swill

verb \ˈswil\

Definition of SWILL

transitive verb

1

: wash, drench

2

: to drink great drafts of : guzzle <swill beer>

3

: to feed (as a pig) with swill

intransitive verb

1

: to drink or eat freely, greedily, or to excess

2

: swash

— swill·er noun

Examples of SWILL

1. She watched the water swill around in the bucket.
2. He swilled the water around in the pot.
3. He swilled the floor with buckets of water.

Origin of SWILL

Middle English swilen, from Old English swillan

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SWILL

Synonyms: gormandize, overeat, pig out, gorge

Related Words: devour, glut, sate, stuff, surfeit, wolf; banquet, feast, regale; bolt, cram, gulp, guzzle

Near Antonyms: nibble, peck, pick, taste

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Rhymes with SWILL

bill, brill, chill, dill, drill, fill, frill, gill, grill, grille, hill, ill, kill, krill, mil, mill, mille, nil, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, rill, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, thill, thrill, til, till, trill, twill, vill, will