SpellRight

SpellRight › Spelling

Rare

chugs

The correct spelling is chugs.

How to pronounce chugs

noun

IPA: /tʃʌɡz/

Say it like: Chu-gs

The correct spelling is chugs. A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine. For example: "He drank his beer in three chugs."

Usage Examples

He drank his beer in three chugs.

We were chugging along a back road when the engine cut out.

Chug! Chug! Chug!

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
  2. 2.A large gulp of drink.
  3. 3.A homemade Cuban boat, built to carry emigrants to the USA, and often abandoned upon arrival.
  4. 4.A dog; a cross between a pug and a chihuahua.
  5. 5.(racial slur) A person of Native American descent.

verb

  1. 1.To make dull explosive sounds.
  2. 2.To move or travel whilst making such sounds.
  3. 3.To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. People usually chant this at the person who is drinking.
  4. 4.To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly in a persistent manner.

Similar words

Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.

View synonyms & usage examples