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swig

The correct spelling is swig.

How to pronounce swig

/swɪɡ/
noun

IPA: /swɪɡ/

Say it like: Swi-g

The correct spelling is swig. Drink, liquor. For example: "That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em."

Usage Examples

That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Drink, liquor.
  2. 2.(by extension) A long draught from a drink.
  3. 3.A person who drinks deeply.
  4. 4.A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
  5. 5.Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.

verb

  1. 1.To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
  2. 2.To suck.
  3. 3.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.

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