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   swill

   /swɪl/

   verb

   • 1. wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it: British "I swilled out the mug" Similar washsluiceclean outflushrinsebathecleansedrench
   • ▪ cause (liquid) to swirl round in a container or cavity: "she gently swilled her brandy round her glass"
   • ▪ (of a liquid) move or splash about over a surface: "the icy water swilled round us"
   • 2. drink (something) greedily or in large quantities: informal "they whiled away their evening swilling pints of bitter" Similar drinkquaffswallowdowngulp downdrainguzzleimbibesupslurpconsumeinformal:swigswill (down)slugknock backknock offtoss offput awaybend one's elbowneckget one's laughing gear roundchugscarf down
   • ▪ accompany (food) with large quantities of drink: "a feast swilled down with pints of cider"

   noun

   • 1. kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs. Similar pigswillhogwashpigwashwashmashslopsscrapsrefusescouringsleftoverswaste matterwasteremainsdetritus
   • ▪ alcohol of inferior quality: informal "the beer was just warm swill"
   • 2. a large mouthful of a drink: informal "a swill of ale" Similar gulpdrinkswallowdraughtmouthfulinformal:swigslug

   Word Origin Old Englishswillan, swilian (verb), of unknown origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. swiller noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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