chug
verb /tʃʌɡ/
/tʃʌɡ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they chug | /tʃʌɡ/ /tʃʌɡ/ |
| he / she / it chugs | /tʃʌɡz/ /tʃʌɡz/ |
| past simple chugged | /tʃʌɡd/ /tʃʌɡd/ |
| past participle chugged | /tʃʌɡd/ /tʃʌɡd/ |
| -ing form chugging | /ˈtʃʌɡɪŋ/ /ˈtʃʌɡɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move making the sound of an engine running slowly
- The boat chugged down the river.
- The train chugged steadily along the West Highland Line.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- steadily
- along
- down
- in
- …
- [transitive] chug something (North American English, informal) to drink all of something quickly without stoppingTopics Feelingsc2
Word Originverb sense 1 mid 19th cent. (as a noun): imitative. verb sense 2 1980s: imitative.