guzzle
- guzzle
- [[t]gʌ̱z(ə)l[/t]]
guzzles, guzzling, guzzled
1) VERB If you guzzle something, you drink it or eat it quickly and greedily. [INFORMAL]
[V n] Melissa had chain-smoked all evening and guzzled gin and tonics like they were lemonade. [Also V]
2) VERB If you say that a vehicle guzzles fuel, you mean that it uses a lot of it in a way that is wasteful and unnecessary.
[V n] The plane was deafeningly noisy, guzzled fuel, and left a trail of smoke.
Derived words:
-guzzling COMB in ADJ ADJ n The boom of the 1980s led to a taste for petrol-guzzling cars.
...big energy-guzzling houses.
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Guzzle — Guz zle (g[u^]z z l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Guzzled} (g[u^]z z ld), p. pr. & vb. n. {Guzzling} (g[u^]z zl[i^]ng).] [OP. gosillier, prob. orig., to pass through the throat; akin to F. gosier throat; cf. It. gozzo a bird s crop.] To swallow liquor… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guzzle — Guz zle, n. An insatiable thing or person. [1913 Webster] That sink of filth, that guzzle most impure. Marston. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guzzle — Guz zle, v. t. To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
guzzle — (v.) 1570s, probably related to O.Fr. gosillier to go down the gullet; to vomit, chatter, talk, from gosier (13c.) jaws, throat, gullet. Or imitative of the sound of drinking greedily. Related: Guzzled; guzzling. As a noun from 1590s … Etymology dictionary
guzzle — [v] drink down fast bolt*, booze*, carouse*, cram, devour, englut, gobble*, gorge, gormandize, imbibe, ingurgitate, knock back*, quaff, slop*, slosh*, soak, swig, swill, tipple; concept 169 Ant. sip … New thesaurus
guzzle — ► VERB ▪ eat or drink greedily. DERIVATIVES guzzler noun. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French gosillier chatter, vomit … English terms dictionary
guzzle — [guz′əl] vi., vt. guzzled, guzzling [< ? OFr gosillier < gosier, throat < Gaul geusiae, throat] to drink (or, rarely, eat) greedily or immoderately guzzler n … English World dictionary
guzzle — [“gazl] 1. tv. & in. to drink alcohol in great quantities. □ Stop guzzling for a while and pay attention. □ Don’t guzzle all that beer, or you’ll turn into a guzzle uts. 2. n. a drinking spree. □ Fred’s out on another of his guzzles … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
guzzle — verb (guzzled; guzzling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1567 intransitive verb to drink especially liquor greedily, continually, or habitually transitive verb 1. to drink greedily or habitually < guzzle beer > 2. consume, use up … New Collegiate Dictionary
guzzle — 1. verb a) To drink (or, sometimes, eat) quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow … Wiktionary
guzzle — UK [ˈɡʌz(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms guzzle : present tense I/you/we/they guzzle he/she/it guzzles present participle guzzling past tense guzzled past participle guzzled informal to eat or drink a lot quickly and with… … English dictionary
