I. ˈswig noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : liquor
2. : a quantity drunk at one time : draft , drink , pull
many swigs out of his father's decanter of whiskey — Hamilton Basso
II. verb
( swigged ; swigged ; swigging ; swigs )
transitive verb
: to drink in long drafts : gulp
fancy swigging a liqueur like beer — C.D.Lewis
intransitive verb
: to take a swig : drink
• swig·ger -gə(r) noun -s
III. verb
( swigged ; swigged ; swigging ; swigs )
Etymology: origin unknown
intransitive verb
1. : to pull at right angles on the bight of a tackle or rope fast at one end to a weight to be raised and at the other passing through a block or around something and then to let go quickly and simultaneously take in the slack — usually used with off
2. : sway , rock ; also : swash
transitive verb
1. : to hoist or set up taut (as a sail) by swigging off on a halyard or tackle — usually used with up
swig up a racing mainsail
2. : to haul taut (as a rope, tackle) by swigging off on
IV. noun
( -s )
1. : a tackle whose ropes run at a considerable angle
2. : an act of swigging off on a tackle