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swill (swil)

transitive verb

  1. to flood with water so as to wash or rinse
  2. to drink greedily or in large quantity
  3. to feed swill to (pigs, etc.)

Etymology: ME swilen < OE swilian < IE base *swel-, to devour > swallow

intransitive verb

to drink, esp. liquor, in large quantities

noun

  1. garbage, table scraps, etc. mixed with liquid and used for feeding pigs, etc.; wash
  2. garbage or slop
  3. the act of swilling
  4. a deep draft of liquor; swig

swill Synonyms

swill

n.

slops, garbage, waste; see trash 1, 2.

swill* Synonyms

swill*

v.

gulp down, drink up, pour down one's gullet; see drink 1, swallow.

swill Usage Examples

Object

  • beer: The only real reaction came from the two boys swilling beer.
  • drink: Rule 7: Swilling drinks during exercise does NOT increase your risk of digestive system problems.
  • wine: Legs: When you swill wine in a glass, it leaves a liquid film on the inside of the glass.
  • water: C: Chewing sugar free gum D: Swilling cold water around mouth.
  • ale: He fights, he sweats, he swills ale, he bullies.
  • round: These are then swilled round the glass to 'clean' it for the next person and tipped onto the sawdust covering the floor.

Converse of object

  • feed: An interim measure taken by DEFRA during the crisis was to ban the practice of feeding swill to pigs in the UK.
  • ban: Swill Feeding The Co-operative Group was ahead of legislation in banning swill from animal feed for animals reared for Co-op Brand products.
  • eat: Worse than that his hunger reduced him to eating the pigs swill.

Adjective modifier

  • quick: Nice messy job even after I had given them a quick swill in the cleaning tank.

Modifies a noun

  • feeder: The Government did, however, assist swill feeders in other ways.
  • feeding: Following the outbreak, the risks from swill feeding became much greater.
  • bucket: Marshall McLuhan Advertising is Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.
  • basket: Weave a willow doll, make an oak swill basket, turn a chair leg.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: These are then swilled round the glass to 'clean' it for the next person and tipped onto the sawdust covering the floor.
  • down: The top steps swilled down and the other ones dry.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • around: As long as the amount of water is not swilling around, you stand a good chance of saving the day.
  • down: The smoke stuck in the chimney before swilling down to fill the room with thick, blue vapors that made everyone's eyes smart.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: In the London area alone an estimated 1000 tons of cooking fat is swilled down the sewer network each year* .

Noun used with modifier

  • pig: He would boil up the contents to make pig swill to feed his animals.

Browse dictionary entries near swill

  1. swig
  2. swiftness
  3. swiftly
  4. Swiftian
  5. swifter
  6. swift-footed
  7. swift
  8. swidden
  9. SWG
  10. sweven
  1. swim
  2. swim bladder
  3. swim fin
  4. swimmeret
  5. swimming
  6. swimming hole
  7. swimming pool
  8. swimmingly
  9. swimsuit
  10. swimwear