swig

swig is a 4-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider.
2. transitive verb. To suck.
3. noun. A long draught.
4. noun. A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
5. noun. A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc.
6. transitive verb. To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off.
7. transitive verb. To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.
8. noun. a large and hurried swallow

   "he finished it at a single gulp"

   Synonyms: draft, draught, gulp

9. verb. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught

   "The men gulped down their beers"

   Synonyms: gulp, quaff

10. verb. strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat

    "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"

    Synonyms: slog, slug

Synonyms

draft, draught, gulp, quaff, slog, slug

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in swig:

wigs

Common word forms

swigs, swigged, swigger, swigging

Words from these letters

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