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noun
1.
a short, dull, explosive sound: the steady chug of an engine.
verb (used without object)
2.
to make this sound: The motor chugged.
3.
to move while making this sound: The train chugged along.
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Chug
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Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; imitative
1865–70, Americanism; imitative
Related forms
chug·ger, noun
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
2.
to drink something in large gulps: to chug on a bottle of beer.
noun
3.
a large gulp or swallow: He finished his beer in two chugs.
Origin:
imitative
imitative
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Word Origin & History
chug
1866, echoic of a steam engine.
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Slang Dictionary
chug definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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chug definition
jargonTo run slowly; to grind or grovel. "The disk is chugging like crazy."
[Jargon File]
(1995-03-25)
American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| chug chug-a-lug |
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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