swill
swill
Definition
swill (swil)
transitive verb
- to flood with water so as to wash or rinse
- to drink greedily or in large quantity
- 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
- garbage, table scraps, etc. mixed with liquid and used for feeding pigs, etc.; wash
- garbage or slop
- the act of swilling
- a deep draft of liquor; swig
swill
Synonyms
swill*
Synonyms
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
- swim
- swim bladder
- swim fin
- swimmeret
- swimming
- swimming hole
- swimming pool
- swimmingly
- swimsuit
- swimwear
