swig

n.
A deep draft, especially of liquor; a gulp.

tr. & intr.v., swigged, swig·ging, swigs.
To drink (liquid) or engage in drinking liquid in great gulps.

[Origin unknown.]

swigger swig'ger n.

noun

An act of drinking or the amount swallowed: draft, drink, potation, pull, quaff, sip, sup, swill. Slang belt. See mouth.

verb

To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid): drink, imbibe, pull on, quaff, sip, sup. Informal toss down (or off). Slang belt. Idioms: wet one's whistle. See mouth.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a large and hurried swallow
  Synonyms: gulp, draft, draught

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The verb swig has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: strike heavily, esp. with the fist or a bat
  Synonyms: slug, slog

Meaning #2: to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
  Synonyms: gulp, quaff

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tylle i sig, bælge, tage store slurke
v. intr. - tylle i sig, bælge, tage store slurke
n. - stor slurk

Nederlands (Dutch)
teug, teug nemen

Français (French)
v. tr. - lamper, boire d'un trait/à grandes gorgées
v. intr. - lamper, boire d'un trait/à grandes gorgées
n. - gorgée, lampée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schluck
v. - runterkippen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μεγάλη) γουλιά
v. - κατεβάζω με ρουφηξιές

Italiano (Italian)
sorso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gole (m)
v. - engolir

Русский (Russian)
большой глоток (спиртного), потягивать (вино)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - beber a grandes tragos, tesar, aballestar
v. intr. - beber a grandes tragos, tesar, aballestar
n. - trago grande, aparejo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - slurk, klunk
v. - stjälpa i sig, halsa, supa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
牛饮, 大口地喝, 豪饮, 大口喝, 痛饮, 大喝

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 牛飲, 大口地喝, 豪飲
v. intr. - 大口喝, 痛飲
n. - 痛飲, 大喝

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 마구 들이키다, 통음하다
v. intr. - 마구 들이키다, 통음하다
n. - 쭉쭉 들이킴, 통음하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ロープを引っ張る, 痛飲する, 一気に飲む
n. - 鯨飲, 痛飲, ぐいっとやる一口

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جرعه كبيرة ( من شراب سكر الخ) (فعل) يتجرع , يشرب بشراهه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שתה, לגם בגמיעות גדולות‬
v. intr. - ‮שתה, גמע בלגימות גדולות‬
n. - ‮לגימה ארוכה‬

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