swill

verb

/swɪl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they swill	/swɪl/ /swɪl/
he / she / it swills	/swɪlz/ /swɪlz/
past simple swilled	/swɪld/ /swɪld/
past participle swilled	/swɪld/ /swɪld/
-ing form swilling	/ˈswɪlɪŋ/ /ˈswɪlɪŋ/

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[transitive] swill something (out/down) (especially British English) to clean something by pouring large amounts of water in, on or through it synonym rinse
- She swilled the glasses with clean water.
[transitive] swill something (down) (informal) to drink something quickly and/or in large quantities
[transitive, intransitive] to move, or to make a liquid move, in a particular direction or around a particular place
- swill something + adv./prep. He swilled the juice around in his glass.
- Fire crews swilled away a large fuel spillage.
- + adv./prep. Water swilled around in the bottom of the boat.

Word OriginOld English swillan, swilian (verb), of unknown origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th cent.

noun

/swɪl/

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(also pigswill)
[uncountable] a mixture of waste food and water that is given to pigs to eat
[uncountable] (informal) drink or food that is unpleasant or of a poor quality
[countable, usually singular] (informal) a large amount of a drink that you take into your mouth
- He had a quick swill of wine.

Word OriginOld English swillan, swilian (verb), of unknown origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th cent.