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swill

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of swill

1 the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

  • took his daily swill of the foul-tasting medicine
Synonyms of swill

belt, draft, drag, drink, gulp, nip, quaff, shot, sip, slug, snort, sup, swallow, swig
Words Related to swill

dram, drop

2 a thick semiliquid substance (as food) that is unattractive

  • I don't know what's in this swill, but I know that I'm not eating it
Synonyms of swill

glop, slop
Words Related to swill

crud, goo, goop, guck (or gook), gunk

swill

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of swill

1 to eat greedily or to excess

  • they can spend hours at the pub, drinking, chatting, and swilling
Synonyms of swill

gorge, gormandize, overeat, pig out
Words Related to swill

devour, glut, sate, stuff, surfeit, wolf

banquet, feast, regale

bolt, cram, gulp, guzzle
Phrases Synonymous with swill

load up on
Near Antonyms of swill

nibble, peck, pick, taste

2 to swallow in liquid form

  • they gathered in the break room each morning to swill coffee together before the morning meeting
Synonyms of swill

belt (down), drink, gulp, guzzle, hoist, imbibe, knock back, pound (down), quaff, sip, slug (down), slurp, sup, swig, toss (down or off)
Words Related to swill

lap, lick, suck

consume, down, ingurgitate, kill, mouth (down), put away

nip, tipple

pledge, toast, wine

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