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

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

²swill

noun

Definition of SWILL

1

: something suggestive of slop or garbage : refuse

2

a : a semiliquid food for animals (as swine) composed of edible refuse mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk

b : garbage

Examples of SWILL

1. <took his daily swill of the foul-tasting medicine>
2. <I don't know what's in this swill, but I know that I'm not eating it.>

First Known Use of SWILL

1553

Related to SWILL

Synonyms

belt, draft, drag, gulp, nip, quaff, shot, sip, slug, snort, sup, swallow, swig, drink

Related Words

dram, drop

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut