intransitive. To drink deeply.

intransitive. To drink deeply or copiously. Also transitive: to swallow, ingest (drink). Cf. swinge, v.1 2, swink, n. 3. Now rare (Scottish in later…

to drink like a lord: to drink alcohol extravagantly or excessively.

To drink (esp. intoxicating liquor) in deep draughts; to drink eagerly or copiously. absol. or intransitive.

To drink deep draughts or slugs (of); to swig. slang. intransitive. Also const. up. rare.

transitive. To drink (esp. intoxicants) or eat heartily or heavily; to swallow a drink at a gulp. Also in to knock it back. colloquial.