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• n  a large and hurried swallow
• v  strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
• v  to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught

• He takes a small swig.
• You hit the button, take a big info swig and are left thirstier than you were before.
• Dressed in T shirts and jeans, the men swig Budweisers from the bottle and joke with each other.

• gulp
• draft
• draught
• slug
• slog
• quaff

News & Articles

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• With Xbox One Deal, Twitch Becomes SportCenter For Video Game MVPs
  An in-house sales team and a partnership with Microsoft that could bring millions of new game-casters make Twitch an even more serious player in the streaming video space. It’s 10:30 on a Sunday night, and Andy Dinh is sitting at home playing the PC game League of Legends . The 21-year-old from San Jose briefly detaches his fingers from the keyboard to swig from a can of Red Bull. “Oh my god ...
  June 11, 2013 - Fast Company Magazine

Quotes

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• George Foreman in Reuters India
  As I took a swig, I almost spit it out. 'Hey, this water tastes like it has medicine in it',Foreman says he replied.
• Charlie Peprah in PackersNews.com
  Just all week, hydrate, and during the game,Peprah said. "If you're not thirsty, take a swig - it doesn't matter."
• Lev Yashin in ESPN
  When asked about the secret of his success, Yashin said: "The trick is to smoke a cigarette to calm your nerves and then take a big swig of strong liquor to tone your muscles."