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SWILL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk

Synonyms:

pigswill; pigwash; slop; slops; swill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("swill" is a kind of...):

feed; provender (food for domestic livestock)

Derivation:

swill (feed pigs)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)

Synonyms:

swill; swill down

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "swill" is one way to...):

drink; imbibe (take in liquids)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

swilling (the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Feed pigs

Synonyms:

slop; swill

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "swill" is one way to...):

feed; give (give food to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

swill (wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk)

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