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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024swill /swɪl/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- partly liquid food for animals, esp. kitchen garbage given to pigs or hogs.
- any liquid mess or refuse;
slop.
v. [~ + object] - to drink a great deal of (something), esp. in a greedy manner:swilling beer.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to wash by rinsing or flooding with water.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024swill (swil),USA pronunciation n. - liquid or partly liquid food for animals, esp. kitchen refuse given to swine;
hogwash. - kitchen refuse in general;
garbage. - any liquid mess, waste, or refuse;
slop. - a deep draught of liquor.
- contemptibly worthless utterance or writing;
drivel.
v.i. - to drink greedily or excessively.
v.t. - to drink (something) greedily or to excess;
guzzle. - to feed (animals) with swill:to swill hogs.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to wash by rinsing or flooding with water.
- Middle English swilen (verb, verbal), Old English swilian, swillan bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: swill /swɪl/ vb - to drink large quantities of (liquid, esp alcoholic drink); guzzle
- (transitive) often followed by out: chiefly Brit to drench or rinse in large amounts of water
- (transitive) to feed swill to (pigs, etc)
n - wet feed, esp for pigs, consisting of kitchen waste, skimmed milk, etc
- garbage or refuse, esp from a kitchen
- a deep draught of drink, esp beer
- any liquid mess
- the act of swilling
Etymology: Old English swilian to wash outˈswiller n |