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View usage for: (kwɒf) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense quaffs, present participle quaffing, past tense, past participle quaffedverbIf you quaff an alcoholic drink, you drink a lot of it in a short time. [old-fashioned] He's quaffed many a glass of champagne in his time. [VERB noun] Synonyms: drink, gulp, swig [informal], have More Synonyms of quaff (kwɒf, kwɑːf) verbto drink heartily or in one draught Derived forms quaffable (ˈquaffable) adjective Word origin C16: perhaps of imitative origin; compare Middle Low German quassen to eat or drink excessively quaff in American English (kwɑf; kwæf) verb transitive, verb intransitive1. to drink deeply in a hearty or thirsty way noun3. a drink that is quaffed Derived forms quaffer (ˈquaffer) noun Word origin Early ModE, prob. (by misreading of -ss- as -ff-) < LowG quassen, to overindulge (in food and drink) Examples of 'quaff' in a sentencequaff Definition to drink heartily or in one draught The older guys quaff their breakfast cappuccinos. Synonyms swig (informal) neck (slang) slug partake of tope (literary) Additional synonymsDefinition to eat or drink quickly We downed several bottles of local wine. Synonyms swallow, drink (down), knock back, sink (informal), drain, finish off, gulp (down), put away (informal), swig (informal), guzzle, quaff, polish off, toss off Definition to swallow (a drink or food) rapidly in large mouthfuls She quickly gulped her tea. Synonyms swallow, bolt, devour, gobble, knock back (informal), wolf, swig (informal), swill, guzzle, quaffDefinition to eat or drink quickly or greedily She had been guzzling lemonade all evening. Synonyms devour, drink, neck (slang), bolt, wolf, cram, gorge, gobble, knock back (informal), swill, quaff, tope (literary), pig out on (slang), stuff yourself with, gormandize - pyromaniac
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Additional synonymsDefinition to eat or drink They had dinner together.They had sweet wine that day. Synonyms consume, drink, eat, neck (slang), down (informal), devour, quaffDefinition to drink (alcoholic drinks) Tom had eaten a pie and imbibed some coffee. Synonyms drink, consume, knock back (informal), neck (slang), sink (informal), swallow, suck, hoover (informal), swig (informal), quaffDefinition to pass (food, drink, etc.) through the mouth and gullet to the stomach He poured himself a glass of water and swallowed it down. Synonyms gulp, drink, sip, sup, swig (informal), guzzle, imbibe (formal), quaff, neck (slang), slurp |