guzzle

  • 11guzzle — UK [ˈɡʌz(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms guzzle : present tense I/you/we/they guzzle he/she/it guzzles present participle guzzling past tense guzzled past participle guzzled informal to eat or drink a lot quickly and with… …

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  • 12guzzle — verb Guzzle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑beer, ↑gasoline …

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  • 13guzzle — [[t]gʌ̱z(ə)l[/t]] guzzles, guzzling, guzzled 1) VERB If you guzzle something, you drink it or eat it quickly and greedily. [INFORMAL] [V n] Melissa had chain smoked all evening and guzzled gin and tonics like they were lemonade. [Also V] 2) VERB… …

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  • 14guzzle-guts — n. a drunkard; a heavy drinker. □ Old guzzle guts here would like another drink. □ Don’t call me guzzle guts. I hardly ever have a drop …

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  • 15guzzle — guzzler, n. /guz euhl/, v., guzzled, guzzling, n. v.i., v.t. 1. to drink, or sometimes eat, greedily, frequently, or plentifully: They spent the whole night guzzling beer. n. 2. South Midland and Southern U.S. gozzle. [1570 80; orig. uncert.] Syn …

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  • 16guzzle — Synonyms and related words: bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bat, batten, bender, beverage, bib, binge, bolt, bolt down, booze, bout, bumper, bust, carousal, carouse, celebration, compotation, cram, debauch, devour, draft, drain the cup,… …

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  • 17guzzle — Yorkshire Dialect Eat greedily …

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  • 18guzzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. swig (see drinking). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. swill, quaff, swig; see drink 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. swill, swig, *chug a lug, *down, quaff, tipple, *knock back, gulp, drain, *polish off,… …

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  • 19guzzle — guz|zle [ˈgʌzəl] v [I and T] informal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French gosillier to talk a lot, vomit ] 1.) to eat or drink a lot of something, eagerly and quickly usually showing disapproval →↑scoff ▪ They ve been guzzling beer… …

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  • 20guzzle — guz|zle [ gʌzl ] verb intransitive or transitive INFORMAL to drink a lot quickly and with great enthusiasm ╾ guz|zler noun count => GAS GUZZLER …

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