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| swill [ swil ] |
verb (past and past participle swilled, present participle swill·ing, 3rd person present singular swills) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb drink lot of something: to drink large amounts of something
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disapproving
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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.
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3. transitive verb wash something with water: to wash or rinse something by flooding or filling it with water
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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
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noun (plural swills) |
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1. agriculture animal feed: a watery feed for livestock, especially hogs, typically containing kitchen waste or food byproducts
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2. kitchen waste: kitchen waste or general refuse
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3. large drink: a large drink or mouthful of drink
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4. inferior food or drink: inferior or unpleasant food or drink
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5. sloppy liquid mixture: a sloppy liquid mixture or mess
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6. nonsense: talk or writing that is utter nonsense
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informal
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| [ Old English swillan< Indo-European] |
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| swill·er noun |
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