1 [VN] ~ sth (out / down) (especially BrE) to clean sth by pouring large amounts of water in, on or through it:
She swilled the glasses with clean water.
2 [VN] ~ sth (down) (informal) to drink sth quickly and/or in large quantities
3 [+adv./prep.] to move, or to make a liquid move, in a particular direction or around a particular place:
[VN] He swilled the juice around in his glass. * Fire crews swilled away a large fuel spillage. * [V] Water swilled around in the bottom of the boat.
noun [U]
1 (also pigswill) a mixture of waste food and water that is given to pigs to eat
2 (AmE) any liquid waste or dirt
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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