"swill" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /swɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swill.wav [UK] Forms: swill [singular], swills [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A swill is a mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc. Synonyms: slop
    Sense id: simple-swill-en-noun-SkEJ4~~F

Verb

IPA: /swɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swill.wav [UK] Forms: swill [canonical], swills [third-person, singular], swilled [past], swilled [past, participle], swilling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you swill, you drink greedily.
    Sense id: simple-swill-en-verb-us11HMid
  2. If you swill a container, you wash it with a lot of water.
    Sense id: simple-swill-en-verb-yagDwl2L
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