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Examples of swig in a Sentence
can I have just a swig of your lemonade to wash down these french fries?
Origin and Etymology of swig
origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1623
swig
Definition of swig
swigged
;swigging
transitive verb
: to drink in long drafts swig cider
intransitive verb
: to take a swig : drink
swigger
nounExamples of swig in a Sentence
the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine
Circa 1650
First Known Use of swig
circa 1650
SWIG Defined for English Language Learners
swig
Definition of swig for English Language Learners
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: to drink (something) quickly and in large amounts : to swallow a lot of (a drink)
SWIG Defined for Kids
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