verb / noun
chug
CHUHG/tʃʌɡ/
Drinking quickly in large gulps.
He chugs the water from the raised bottle in large gulps.
Etymology
The drinking sense probably imitates the sound of swallowing. The word was earlier used for the repeated noise of a working steam engine, also as a sound imitation.
In context
just take a big take a big glass and deal with it chug it down swallow that gulp in your throat
More examples
- She took a long chug.
- They chugged their drinks.
- He is chugging the last of his juice.
Forms
chug · chugs · chugged · chugging
Similar words
- gulp
- Can mean a single large swallow.
- guzzle
- Emphasizes drinking greedily and often excessively.