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chug definition

☆ chug (c̸hug)

noun

any of a series of abrupt, puffing or explosive sounds, as of a steam-powered locomotive

Etymology: echoic

intransitive verb chugged, chugging chug′·ging

to make, or move with, such sounds

transitive verb

Slang chug-a-lug

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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