chug
chug Lexical Profile
chug Game Scores & Validity
• verb
North American To drink the entirety of a beverage quickly without stopping to breathe (informal).
"He chugged a tall glass of cold lemonade as soon as he came inside from the heat."
To move or operate while making a series of muffled, rhythmic, explosive sounds (especially of an engine, train, or boat).
"The old tractor chugged slowly up the steep hillside."
• noun
A short, muffled, explosive sound, such as that made by a slow-moving engine or locomotive.
"We heard the steady chug of the ferry boat as it approached the wooden dock."
North American An act of drinking a beverage quickly and in large gulps without pausing.
"After finishing the long run, he finished his water bottle in one long chug."
• Rhymes for chug
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-19th century as an imitative word mimicking the muffled, rhythmic puffing sound of a steam engine.