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SWILL DOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swill down mean?
• SWILL DOWN (verb)
The verb SWILL DOWN has 1 sense:
1. drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
Familiarity information: SWILL DOWN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
swill; swill down
Hypernyms (to "swill down" is one way to...):
drink; imbibe (take in liquids)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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