swig Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a large and hurried swallow
    gulp; draught; draft.
    • he finished it at a single gulp
  2. verb strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
    slog; slug.
    • He slugged me so hard that I passed out
  3. verb to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
    gulp; quaff.
    • The men gulped down their beers

WordNet

Swig transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. D. zwelgen to swallow, E. swallow, v.t.
Definitions
  1. To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider. Colloq.
  2. To suck. Obs. or Archaic
    The lambkins swig the teat. Creech.
Swig noun
Definitions
  1. A long draught. Colloq. Marryat.
  2. (Naut.) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
  3. A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc. Prov. Eng.
Swig transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Prov. E. swig to leak out, AS. swijian to be silent, swican to evade, escape.
Definitions
  1. To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off. Prov. Eng.
  2. (Naut.) To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.

Webster 1913