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swill




Definizioni

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swill
     1. subst. (collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.
     2. subst. (by extension) Any disgusting or distasteful liquid.
           I cannot believe anyone could drink this swill.
     3. subst. (by extension, figurative) Anything disgusting or worthless.
           This new TV show is a worthless load of swill.
     4. subst. (informal) A large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow.
           He took a swill of his drink and tried to think of words.
     5. subst. (informal) Inexpensive beer or alcohol.
     6. subst. (Ultimate Frisbee) A badly-thrown pass.
     7. v. To drink (or, rarely, eat) greedily or to excess.
     8. v. To wash (something) by flooding with water.
     9. v. To move (a liquid or liquid-filled vessel) in a circular motion.
     10. v. (intransitive, of a liquid) To move around or over a surface.
     11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To inebriate; to fill with drink.
     12. v. To feed swill to (pigs).

Esempi d'uso

The first thing we can do is swill some more gin. 
Women serve us lies and we swill them down until we're drunk to the gills. 



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