quaff

  • 21quaff — Synonyms and related words: beverage, bib, booze, bumper, draft, drain the cup, dram, drench, drink, drink bottoms up, drink deep, drink hard, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, follow strong drink, gargle, grog, gulp, guzzle, imbibe, knock …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 22quaff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. drink; swill, guzzle. See drinking. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. gulp, swallow, guzzle; see drink 1 , swallow . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid): drink,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 23quaff — kwÉ‘f ,kwæf /kwɑːf ,kwÉ’f n. alcoholic drink that is consumed quickly; instance of drinking a beverage quickly v. drink with large gulps, drink quickly; drink an alcoholic beverage quickly and cheerfully …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 24quaff — [kwɒf] verb drink (something) heartily. Derivatives quaffable adjective quaffer noun Origin C16: prob. imitative of the sound of drinking …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 25quaff — v. a. Drink (copiously), swallow in large draughts …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 26quaff — verb (T) literary to drink a lot of something quickly: wedding guests quaffing champagne …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27quaff — verb they quaffed a few beers before heading home Syn: drink, swallow, gulp (down), guzzle, slurp, down, empty; imbibe, partake of, consume; informal kill, swig, swill, slug, knock back, toss off, chug, chugalug, scarf (down) …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 28quaff — v drink, imbibe, Inf. swig, Inf. pull, Inf. take a pull at; drain, wash down, Inf. belt, toss off, Inf. chug, Inf. chug a lug; gulp, swallow, guzzle, Sl. swill, soak up, drink one s fill; tipple, Archaic. bib, tope, bouse, Archaic. dram, Inf.… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 29quaff — /kwɒf / (say kwof) verb (i) 1. to drink a beverage, especially an alcoholic one in large draughts, as with hearty enjoyment. –verb (t) 2. to drink (a beverage, etc.), copiously and heartily. –noun 3. a quaffing. {earlier quaft, blend of quench… …

  • 30quaff —   v.t. drink deeply; drink in long draughts; n. a long draught …

    Dictionary of difficult words