swill down

• Verbe à particule signifiant boire quelque chose rapidement et en grande quantité, souvent avec avidité ou de manière négligée.

A phrasal verb meaning to drink something quickly and in large quantities, often in a greedy or messy manner.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Drink quicklyinformal

   To drink something quickly and in large quantities, often noisily.

   Boire rapidement et abondamment

   • He swilled down a glass of water after the run.
   • She swilled down her coffee and rushed out the door.
   • They swilled down several beers at the party.

   Synonymeschugdowngulpguzzleknock backquaffswigtoss back

   Antonymesnursesip

2. Wash outinformalbritish

   To rinse or flush something out with a liquid, often water.

   Rincer abondamment

   • He swilled down the bucket with clean water.
   • She swilled down the sink to remove the debris.
   • They swilled down the pipes to clear the blockage.

   Synonymesdouseflushrinsesluicewash out

Verbe de baseswill