swig /swɪɡ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle swigged , present participle swigging ) [transitive]
informal to drink something in large mouthfuls, especially from a bottle SYN gulp :
He sat swigging beer and smoking.
—swig noun [countable] :
She took a long swig of Coke.
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THESAURUS
▪ sip ( also take a sip ) to drink something very slowly
▪ slurp informal to drink something in a noisy way
▪ gulp something down ( also down something ) to drink all of something very quickly
▪ knock something back informal to drink all of an alcoholic drink very quickly
▪ swig ( also take/have a swig ) informal to drink something quickly with large mouthfuls, especially from a bottle
▪ swallow to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach:
She swallowed the bitter medicine instead of spitting it out.