Chug Definition

chŭg
chugged, chugging, chugs
noun
Any of a series of abrupt, puffing or explosive sounds, as of a steam-powered locomotive.
Webster's New World

A large gulp of drink.

He drank his beer in three chugs.
Wiktionary

A homemade Cuban boat, built to carry emigrants to the USA, and often abandoned upon arrival.

Wiktionary

A dog; a cross between a pug and a chihuahua.

Wiktionary
(pejorative, ethnic slur) A person of Native American descent.
Wiktionary
verb

Chug-a-lug.

Webster's New World
To make, or move with, such sounds.
Webster's New World
To move or travel while making dull explosive sounds.
American Heritage

(slang) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action; to chugalug.

I can't believe he chugged three beers.
Wiktionary
(British slang, derogatory) To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly in a persistent manner.
I got chugged in the town centre today.
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Other Word Forms of Chug

Noun

Singular:
chug
Plural:
chugs

Origin of Chug

  • blend of chihuahua and pug

    From Wiktionary

  • blend of charity and mug

    From Wiktionary

  • Imitative

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Onomatopoeia

    From Wiktionary

Chug Sentence Examples

  • So feel free to chug a glass without guilt.

  • You can hire your own houseboat and chug along at a gentle pace from Toulouse to Carcassonne, some 60 miles away.

  • Poor math -- Some manufacturers try to pull a fast one by packing their capsules with filler and having you chug multiple capsules per day instead of just one or two.

  • But wait until you get home and discover that the $30 pills were mostly filler, so you have to chug four capsules per day, while the $40 bottle was concentrated enough to accomplish the same with just one cap.

  • Buy capsules with the highest amounts of bacteria you can find (not the cheapest which is mostly filler) and chug a few capsules per day during the first month, then 1-2 per day going forward.

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Words Starting With

CCHCHU

Words Ending With

GUGHUG

Unscrambles

chug

Words Starting With C and Ending With G

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With C4 Letter Words Ending With G