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What does swig mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word swig? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
  2. (obsolete) To suck.
  3. (nautical) To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line.
Noun
  1. (obsolete) Drink, liquor. [1540s–?]
  2. (by extension) A long draught from a drink. [from 1620s]
  3. (nautical) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
  4. Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.
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