swill

/swɪl/

noun

  1. 1

    (collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.

  2. 2

    (by extension) Any disgusting or distasteful liquid.

    “I cannot believe anyone could drink this swill.”
  3. 3

    (by extension) Anything disgusting or worthless.

    “This new TV show is a worthless load of swill.”
  4. 4

    A large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow.

    “He took a swill of his drink and tried to think of words.”
  5. 5

    Inexpensive beer or alcohol.

  6. 6

    (Ultimate Frisbee) A badly-thrown pass.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To drink (or, rarely, eat) greedily or to excess.

  2. 2

    To wash (something) by flooding with water.

  3. 3

    To move (a liquid or liquid-filled vessel) in a circular motion.

  4. 4

    (of a liquid) To move around or over a surface.

  5. 5

    To inebriate; to fill with drink.

  6. 6

    To feed swill to (pigs).

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