Meaning of Swill | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.
   collective, countable, uncountable
2. Any disgusting or distasteful liquid.
   broadly, countable, uncountable
3. Anything disgusting or worthless.
   broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable
4. A large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow.
   countable, informal, uncountable
5. Inexpensive beer or alcohol.
   countable, informal, uncountable
6. A badly-thrown pass.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“I cannot believe anyone could drink this swill.”

“This new TV show is a worthless load of swill.”

“They have helped foster a corrosive, mean-spirited, angry and divisive atmosphere that May and her lieutenants are too weak to challenge. Into this swill comes Leave financier-in-chief, Arron Banks, who last week announced he was setting up a “Patriotic Alliance” to attempt to unseat 100 Remain-supporting MPs.”

“He took a swill of his drink and tried to think of words.”

“Kesh's assistant, Wilma, wants to surprise Kesh with some bootlegged swill from Kadara.”

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