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Dictionary: guz·zle   (gŭz'əl) pronunciation

v., -zled, -zling, -zles.

v.tr.
  1. To drink greedily or habitually: guzzle beer.
  2. To consume to excess: a car that guzzles gas.
v.intr.
To drink, especially alcoholic beverages, greedily or habitually.

[Origin unknown.]

guzzler guz'zler n.

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verb

  1. To swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts: bolt, down, englut, engorge, gobble, gulp, ingurgitate, swill, wolf. See ingestion.
  2. To take alcoholic liquor, especially excessively or habitually: drink, imbibe, tipple. Informal nip2, soak. Slang booze, lush2, tank up. Idioms: bend the elbow, hit the bottle. See drugs/temperance.

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v

Definition: drink down fast
Antonyms: sip


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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: drink greedily or as if with great thirst


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sluge, tylle i sig, æde, fylde sig, frådse, hugge i sig
v. intr. - drikke voldsomt, tage kvælertag på

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwelgen en brassen, (te) veel verbruiken (benzine etc.), zuippartij

Français (French)
v. tr. - engloutir
v. intr. - s'empiffrer

Deutsch (German)
v. - verschlingen, unmäßig trinken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταβροχθίζω (κν. χλαπακιάζω), ρουφώ άπληστα, πίνω λαίμαργα, περιδρομιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
gozzovigliare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - beber em demasia

Русский (Russian)
объедаться, пьянствовать, объедать кого-л., проедать, пропивать, запой

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - engullir, tragarse, beber o comer mucho y con avidez
v. intr. - engullir, tragarse, beber o comer mucho y con avidez

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - supa, vräka i sig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
狂饮, 滥吃, 大量消耗, 大吃大喝花光, 牛饮, 暴食

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 狂飲, 濫吃, 大量消耗, 大吃大喝花光
v. intr. - 牛飲, 暴食

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 폭음하다, 폭식하다
v. intr. - 폭음하다, 폭식하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - がつがつ食べる, がぶがぶ飲む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسرف في الشراب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סבא, שתה, זלל‬
v. intr. - ‮סבא, שתה, זלל‬


 
 

 

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