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Added 9 October 2026

swig

/swɪɡ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about swig at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A large and hurried swallow.
he finished it at a single gulp

verb

Strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat.
He slugged me so hard that I passed out
To swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught.
The men gulped down their beers

Origin

Unknown, mid 16th c. Perhaps connected with Old English swelgan (“to swallow”).

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