Swig

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /swɪɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɪɡ

Full definition of swig

Verb

1. To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em.
2. (obsolete) To suck.
• CreechThe lambkins swig the teat.
3. (nautical) To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line (also: sweating)

Synonyms

• (to drink) chug, gulp, guzzle, quaff

Noun

1. A long draught from a drink.
• Joyce Ulysses, Episode 12, The CyclopsAnd he took the last swig out of the pint.
2. (nautical) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
3. Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.

Synonyms

• (a drink) draught, sip

Anagrams

• wigs