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swig

verb as in drink down

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He wiped his nose on his sleeve and took a swig of his milkshake.

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I hoisted my flask in the air, took a small swig and splashed some in front of where he rested.

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In Western Sydney, an audience of Stetson-wearing Australians are sitting in their fold-up camping chairs, swigging beers and eating a spiralled fried potato on a skewer known as a 'chip on a stick'.

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Trying to wash it down, he took a quick swig of water.

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"Splitting the G" is a trend whereby drinkers try take a big enough first swig of Guinness so that the stout comes to halfway down the "G" in the word "Guinness" on pint glass.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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