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swill

Pronunciation: /swɪl/

Definition of swill

[with object]

1British wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it:I swilled out the mug
cause (liquid) to swirl round in a container or cavity:she gently swilled her brandy round her glass
[no object, with adverbial] (of a liquid) move or splash about over a surface:the icy water swilled round us

2 informal drink (something) greedily or in large quantities:they whiled away their evening swilling pints of bitter (as adjective, in combination swilling)his beer-swilling pals
accompany (food) with large quantities of drink:a feast swilled down with pints of cider

1 [mass noun] kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs.
informal alcohol of inferior quality: the beer was just warm swill

Derivatives

Old English swillan, swilian (verb), of unknown origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th century

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