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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.
The college students gathered to chug sodas during the hot summer afternoon.
02
to produce a rhythmic and repetitive sound, often resembling the noise made by a train or an engine
Dialect
American
AmericanIntransitive
Examples
The old truck chugged down the road, its engine working hard.
We heard the boat chugging along the river before we saw it.
Chug
01
a dull, rhythmic, explosive sound, typically made by an engine or motor
Examples
The generator 's chug provided a background hum during the blackout.
I could hear the chug of the tractor from the field.
