swill-up

swill down

To drink something in fast, large gulps. Said especially of alcoholic beverages. A noun or pronoun can be used between "swill" and "down." He was swilling down wine throughout dinner, and he was nearly incoherent by the time we got to dessert. Let me just swill this down and I'll be ready to go.

See also: down, swill

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swill-up

n. a drinking bout. There was a swill-up at the frat house last week.

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