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chug

1

[ chuhg ]

noun

  1. a short, dull, explosive sound:

    the steady chug of an engine.



verb (used without object)

chugged, chugging.
  1. to make this sound:

    The motor chugged.

  2. to move while making this sound:

    The train chugged along.

chug

2

[ chuhg ]

verb (used with or without object)

chugged, chugging.
  1. Also . to swallow (a drink) in large gulps or without interruption:

    He noisily chugged the entire bottle of water, then slammed it onto the table.

    She was just sitting on the bench, chugging away on a bottle of soda.

noun

  1. a large gulp or swallow:

    He finished his beer in two chugs.

chug

/ ʃʌɡ /

noun

  1. a short dull sound, esp one that is rapidly repeated, such as that made by an engine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr (of an engine, etc) to operate while making such sounds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲg noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chug1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; imitative

Origin of chug2

First recorded in 1955–60, as chug down; of imitative origin
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chug1

C19: of imitative origin
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Little Pete is going to great lengths to avoid dancing at all, including chugging 15 gallons of creamed corn.

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Kennedy has no medical expertise and peddled a range of harmful quackery as a private citizen, including anti-vaccination rhetoric and the benefits of chugging raw milk.

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“And I’m just going to keep chugging forward.”

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“It’s a character that inhabits a David Lynch dreamscape. The music is chugging along and you just feel like you’re on one of those lost highways.”

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Love said he can play but Watson's out, and the Packers are going against an Eagles team that has been quietly chugging along, with rushing leader Saquon Barkley having rested last week.

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