The difference between Drink and Swig
When used as nouns, drink means a beverage, whereas swig means drink, liquor.
When used as verbs, drink means to consume (a liquid) through the mouth, whereas swig means to drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner).
check bellow for the other definitions of Drink and Swig
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Drink as a verb (ambitransitive):
To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
Examples:
"He drank the water I gave him."
"You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink."
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Drink as a verb (transitive, metonymic):
To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
Examples:
"Jack drank the whole bottle by himself."
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Drink as a verb (intransitive):
To consume alcoholic beverages.
Examples:
"You've been drinking, haven't you?"
"No thanks, I don't drink."
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Drink as a verb (transitive):
To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
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Drink as a verb (transitive):
To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
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Drink as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To smoke, as tobacco.
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Drink as a noun:
A beverage.
Examples:
"I’d like another drink please."
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Drink as a noun:
A (served) alcoholic beverage.
Examples:
"Can I buy you a drink?"
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Drink as a noun:
The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.
Examples:
"He was about to take a drink from his root beer."
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Drink as a noun:
A type of beverage (usually mixed).
Examples:
"My favourite drink is the White Russian."
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Drink as a noun:
Alcoholic beverages in general.
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Drink as a noun (colloquial, with ''the''):
Any body of water.
Examples:
"If he doesn't pay off the mafia, he’ll wear cement shoes to the bottom of the drink!"
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Drink as a noun (uncountable, archaic):
Drinks in general; something to drink
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Swig as a verb:
To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
Examples:
"synonyms: chug gulp guzzle quaff"
"That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em."
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Swig as a verb (obsolete):
To suck.
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Swig as a verb (nautical):
To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line.
Examples:
"synonyms: sweating"
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Swig as a noun (obsolete):
Drink, liquor.
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Swig as a noun (by extension):
A long draught from a drink.
Examples:
"synonyms: draught sip swill"
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Swig as a noun (obsolete):
A person who drinks deeply.
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Swig as a noun (nautical):
A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
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Swig as a noun:
Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.