quaff

(kwŏf, kwăf, kwôf)

v., quaffed, quaff·ing, quaffs.

v.tr.
To drink (a beverage) heartily: quaffed the ale with gusto.

v.intr.
To drink a liquid heartily: quaffed from the spring.

n.
A hearty draft of liquid.

[Origin unknown.]

quaffer quaff'er n.

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verb

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

noun

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

v

Definition: drink down
Antonyms: eject

For a list of words related to quaff, see:

• Eating Verbs - quaff: drink deeply and thirstily
• Drinking Terms - quaff: (vb) drink copiously

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - drikke ud, drikke i dybe drag
v. intr. - drikke ud
n. - en drink, der hældes ned

Nederlands (Dutch)
teug, met lange teugen opdrinken

Français (French)
v. tr. - lamper
v. intr. - lamper
n. - lampée

Deutsch (German)
v. - mit langen, kräftigen Schlucken leeren, zechen
n. - Zechen, Getränk

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πίνω, ρουφώ

Italiano (Italian)
tracannare, bere a gran sorsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - beber em grandes goles

Русский (Russian)
хлебать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - beber (a grandes tragos)
v. intr. - beber (a grandes tragos)
n. - trago, bebida

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dricka i stora klunkar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大口地喝, 痛饮, 狂饮, 一饮而尽

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 大口地喝, 痛飲
v. intr. - 狂飲, 痛飲
n. - 一飲而盡, 痛飲

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 벌컥벌컥 들이키다, 단숨에 마시다
v. intr. - 벌컥벌컥 들이키다, 꿀꺽꿀꺽 마시다
n. - 쭉 들이킴

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ガブガブ飲む, 一息に飲み干す
n. - 痛飲, 飲みほした飲み物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشرب, يتجرع, يثمل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שתה, הריק (כוס) בגמיעות גדולות‬
v. intr. - ‮שתה‬
n. - ‮שתייה, גמיעה, משקה שנשתה‬

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