Synonyms for swig

Most common

drink · gulp · guzzle · quaff

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 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. v. 2

   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.

3. n. 1

   A long draught from a drink.

Forms

Plural

swigs → sips, swills, drafts…

Past participle

swigged
e.g. swigged → quaffed, gulped, guzzled, drinken…

Example sentences

• drink You'll soon come to enjoy the food and drink here.
• gulp Again he drank, emptying the cup at one deep gulp.
• guzzle A giraffe can guzzle many gallons of water in one go.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

sip¹

4 letters

slug¹, gulp¹, chug¹, slog¹

5 letters

drink¹, draft¹, swill¹, quaff¹

6 letters

guzzle²

7 letters

draught¹

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (guzzle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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