swill

• Nasses, oft aus Küchenabfällen und Wasser oder Milch bereitetes Futter für Tiere, besonders Schweine; auch abwertend für unappetitliche Speisen oder Getränke.

A noun referring to wet feed for animals, especially pigs, typically made from kitchen waste mixed with water or milk.

unzählbar

1. Wet animal feedB2formal

   A mixture of liquid and solid food waste, often given to pigs.

   Schweinefutter

   • The farmer prepared a bucket of swill for the pigs.
   • Swill is often made from leftover kitchen scraps and water.
   • The pigs eagerly ate the swill poured into their trough.

   Synonymepigswillpigwashslop

2. Unappetizing drink or foodB2informal

   Any drink or food that is considered unpleasant, watery, or of low quality.

   Widerliches Getränk oder Essen

   • This coffee tastes like swill.
   • They served us some watery swill at the cafeteria.
   • I can't believe people pay for that swill.

   Synonymebilgedishwatergarbagehogwashmuckpigswillslop

• Deutsches Verb, das ausdrückt, etwas gierig oder in großen Mengen zu trinken oder etwas mit Flüssigkeit auszuspülen.

A verb used to indicate the act of drinking something greedily or in large quantities, or to rinse or wash something with a liquid.

1. B2formal

   To feed pigs with kitchen waste or a mixture of liquid and solid food scraps.

   Schweine füttern

   • The farmer swilled the pigs with leftover mash.
   • They swill the hogs every morning with grain and water.
   • The pigs were swilled with a mixture of vegetables and grains.

   Synonymeslop

2. Drink greedily or in large quantitiesB2informal

   To drink something, especially alcohol, quickly and in large amounts.

   Gierig trinken

   • He swilled down a pint of beer in one go.
   • They spent the evening swilling cheap wine.
   • She swilled the water from the bottle after the long run.

   Synonymebeltchugdowngulpguzzleimbibeknock backquaffslugswigtippletoss back

Phrasal-Variantenswill down