to chug
01
dricka i stora klunkar, svepa
to consume a beverage, usually a carbonated or alcoholic one, quickly and in large gulps
Transitive: to chug a beverage
Informal
Exempel
Thirsty after the game, he decided to chug a cold bottle of water.
Törstig efter matchen bestämde han sig för att svepa en kall flaska vatten.
The college students gathered to chug sodas during the hot summer afternoon.
Högskolestudenterna samlades för att svepa läsk under den heta sommareftermiddagen.
02
puttra, chuffa
to produce a rhythmic and repetitive sound, often resembling the noise made by a train or an engine
Dialect
American
AmericanIntransitive
Exempel
The old truck chugged down the road, its engine working hard.
Den gamla lastbilen skumpade längs vägen, dess motor arbetade hårt.
We heard the boat chugging along the river before we saw it.
Vi hörde båten puttra längs floden innan vi såg den.
Chug
01
a dull, rhythmic, explosive sound, typically made by an engine or motor
Exempel
The generator 's chug provided a background hum during the blackout.
I could hear the chug of the tractor from the field.
