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to chug
01
to consume a beverage, usually a carbonated or alcoholic one, quickly and in large gulps
Transitive: to chug a beverage
Informal
Examples
Thirsty after the game, he decided to chug a cold bottle of water.
02
to produce a rhythmic and repetitive sound, often resembling the noise made by a train or an engine
Dialect
American
AmericanIntransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
chug
3rd person singular
chugs
Present participle
chugging
Past simple
chugged
Past participle
chugged
Examples
The old truck chugged down the road, its engine working hard.
Chug
01
a dull, rhythmic, explosive sound, typically made by an engine or motor
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
chugs
Examples
The generator 's chug provided a background hum during the blackout.
