swillverb
uk/swɪl/us/swɪl/swill verb (MOVE LIQUID)
[ T usually + adv/prep ] to cause a liquid to flow around or over something, often in order to clean it:
The dentist handed me a glass of water to swill my mouth out with.
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Cleaning generally
- brush sb/sth off
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- decontaminate
- groom
- purification
- purify
- rinse sth out
- sanitize
- scour
- scrub
- sluice
- sluice sth down/out
- sponge
- sweep
- wipe
- wipe sth down
- wipe sth up
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swill verb (DRINK)
[ T ] informal often disapproving to drink, especially alcohol, quickly and in large amounts
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Drinking
- consume
- drank
- drink
- drink (sth) up
- drinker
- drinking
- drinking water
- drunk
- knock
- knock back (sth)
- overindulge
- partake
- partook
- slurp
- sup
- swig
- taste
- wash
- wash sth down
- water fountain
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Drinking alcohol
swillnoun
uk/swɪl/us/swɪl/swill noun (FOOD)
UK also pigswill [ U ] waste human food that is fed to pigs
[ U ] food that is very bad:
I refuse to eat the swill that they serve in the canteen.
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Animal food
- alfalfa
- bird feeder
- birdseed
- buckwheat
- cattle cake
- chaff
- feed
- feeder
- fodder
- hay
- maize
- manger
- pasture
- rye
- salt lick
- silage
- straw
- trough
- water
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swill noun (LIQUID)
[ S ] UK the movement of liquid over or around something, often in order to clean it:
Give the sink a quick swill to get it clean.
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Cleaning generally
- brush sb/sth off
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- decontaminate
- groom
- purification
- purify
- rinse sth out
- sanitize
- scour
- scrub
- sluice
- sluice sth down/out
- sponge
- sweep
- wipe
- wipe sth down
- wipe sth up
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