chug

Pronunciation

• enPR: chŭg, IPA ^(key): /tʃʌɡ/

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Noun

Singular chug

Plural chugs

1. A chug is a dull and fairly quick explosive sound, as if made by a laboring engine.
2. A chug is a large gulp of drink.

   He drank his beer in three chugs.

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

Verb

Plain form chug

Third-person singular chugs

Past tense chugged

Past participle chugged

Present participle chugging

1. (transitive) If you chug, you make dull explosive sounds.
2. (transitive) If you chug, you move or travel while making such sounds.

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

3. (transitive) (slang) If you chug, you drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing. People usually chant this at the person who is drinking.

   Chug! Chug! Chug!

   I can't believe he chugged three beers.