Swill Down (Verb)
Meaning
Drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink).
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- The young man quickly swilled down a few pints of beer before heading out to dance.
- At the party, she swilled down a whole bottle of wine by herself.
- As a teenager, he would often swill down cheap liquor at parties, which he later regretted.
- During happy hour, the colleagues swilled down cocktail after cocktail, trying to relieve work stress.
- The rowdy college students swilled down beers at the football game, cheering on their team.