chug

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: chŭg, IPA: /tʃʌɡ/, X-SAMPA: /tSVg/

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• Rhymes: -ʌɡ

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeia

Noun

chug (plural chugs)

1. A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
2. A large gulp of drink.

   He drank his beer in three chugs.

3. A homemade Cuban boat, built to carry emigrants to the USA, and often abandoned upon arrival.

Translations

sound

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 軋軋聲 (cmn), 轧轧声 (cmn) (yàyà shēng), 吱吱嘎嘎 (cmn) (zīzīgāgā)

• Finnish: tuksutus (fi), puksutus (fi)

• German: Puffen (de) n, Tuckern (de) n
• Russian: пыхтение (ru) (pyxténije) n 

large gulp

• Finnish: huikka (fi)

• Russian: (большо́й) глоток (ru) (glotók) m 

Verb

chug (third-person singular simple present chugs, present participle chugging, simple past and past participle chugged)

1. (intransitive) To make dull explosive sounds.
2. (intransitive) To move or travel whilst making such sounds.

   We were chugging along a back road when the engine cut out.

3. (transitive, slang) to drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action; to chugalug.

   I can't believe he chugged three beers.

Synonyms

• (drink): See also Wikisaurus:drink

Translations

to make dull explosive sounds

• Finnish: tuksuttaa (fi), puksuttaa (fi)
• Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Russian: пыхтеть (ru) (pyxtétʹ) 

to move whilst making such sounds

• Finnish: tuksuttaa (fi), puksuttaa (fi)

• Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

to drink a large amount in a single action

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (formal) 一口氣喝完, 一口气喝完 (yīkǒuqì hēwán), (informal) 乾（了） (cmn), 干（了） (cmn) (gān [le]), (slang; interjection) 走一個 (cmn), 走一个 (cmn) (zǒuyīgè)

• Finnish: pulputtaa (fi), horia (fi), horaista (fi)
• French: caler (fr)
• Spanish: engullir (es)

Etymology 2

blend of chihuahua and pug

Noun

chug (plural chugs)

1. A dog; a cross between a pug and a chihuahua.

Etymology 3

blend of charity and mug

Verb

chug (third-person singular simple present chugs, present participle chugging, simple past and past participle chugged)

1. (transitive) (British slang, derogatory) To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly when done in a persistent manner.

   I got chugged in the town centre today.

Etymology 4

Noun

chug (plural chugs)

1. (pejorative, ethnic slur) A person of native American descent.