(drink quickly)
21quaffing — kwÉ‘f ,kwæf /kwÉ‘Ëf ,kwÉ’f n. alcoholic drink that is consumed quickly; instance of drinking a beverage quickly v. drink with large gulps, drink quickly; drink an alcoholic beverage quickly and cheerfully …
22quaffs — kwÉ‘f ,kwæf /kwÉ‘Ëf ,kwÉ’f n. alcoholic drink that is consumed quickly; instance of drinking a beverage quickly v. drink with large gulps, drink quickly; drink an alcoholic beverage quickly and cheerfully …
23knock something back — (informal) SWALLOW, gulp down, drink up, quaff, guzzle, slug; informal down, swig, swill (down), toss off; N. Amer. informal scarf (down/up), snarf (down/up). → …
24gulp — gulp1 [ gʌlp ] verb 1. ) gulp or gulp down transitive to swallow food or drink quickly in a way that shows you are very hungry 2. ) intransitive to make a noise as you swallow air because you are surprised, excited, or afraid 3. ) gulp or gulp in …
25gulp — I UK [ɡʌlp] / US verb Word forms gulp : present tense I/you/we/they gulp he/she/it gulps present participle gulping past tense gulped past participle gulped 1) gulp or gulp down [transitive] to swallow food or drink quickly in a way that shows… …
26gulp — gulp1 [gʌlp] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch gulpen to swallow ] 1.) also gulp down [T] to swallow large quantities of food or drink quickly = ↑bolt ▪ She gulped down her breakfast and ran for the bus. 2.) …
27Boston accent — Boston English redirects here. For the school see English High School of Boston. The Boston dialect is the dialect characteristic of English spoken in the city of Boston and much of eastern Massachusetts. The accent and closely related accents… …
28swill — n 1. slop, hogwash, scraps, orts; garbage, refuse, Dial. culch, rubbish, waste, offal; dregs, remains, offscourings. 2. deep draught, guzzle, gulp, swig, drink, dose, v 3. guzzle, toss off, drink quickly, Sl. chug a lug, Sl. chug; swig, drink… …
29chug-a-lug — /tʃʌg ə ˈlʌg / (say chug uh lug) Colloquial –verb (i) (chug a lugged, chug a lugging) 1. to down a drink quickly without pause. –noun 2. a. one long drink swallowed without pause, often at a special social occasion. b. a drinking bout.… …
30chugalug — ˈchəgəˌləg verb (chugalugged ; chugalugged ; chugalugging ; chugalugs) Etymology: imitative transitive verb : to drink a container of (as beer) without pause ; also : to drink quickly or copiously : guzzle …
