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swill

swill [ swil ]


verb  (past and past participle swilled, present participle swill·ing, 3rd person present singular swills)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb drink lot of something: to drink large amounts of something ( disapproving )

2. transitive and intransitive verb move liquid around in something: to make liquid move around or over something, or move in this way
He swilled the water around in the bucket.

3. transitive verb wash something with water: to wash or rinse something by flooding or filling it with water

4. transitive verb agriculture feed animals with watery feed: to feed animals, especially hogs, with a watery feed typically containing kitchen waste or food byproducts



noun  (plural swills)
Definition:
 
1. agriculture animal feed: a watery feed for livestock, especially hogs, typically containing kitchen waste or food byproducts

2. kitchen waste: kitchen waste or general refuse

3. large drink: a large drink or mouthful of drink

4. inferior food or drink: inferior or unpleasant food or drink

5. sloppy liquid mixture: a sloppy liquid mixture or mess

6. nonsense: talk or writing that is utter nonsense ( informal )

[ Old English swillan< Indo-European]

swill·er noun
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