Definition of Guzzle

1. Verb. Drink greedily or as if with great thirst. "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"

Generic synonyms: Drink, Imbibe
Derivative terms: Guzzling

Definition of Guzzle

1. v. i. To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much or frequently.

2. v. t. To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer.

3. n. An insatiable thing or person.

Definition of Guzzle

1. Verb. To drink (or, sometimes, eat) quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gust. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive dated) To consume alcoholic beverages, especially frequently or habitually. ¹

3. Verb. (context: by extension) To consume anything quickly, greedily, or to excess, as if with insatiable thirst. ¹

4. Noun. (dated uncountable) Drink; intoxicating liquor. ¹

5. Noun. (dated) A drinking bout; a debauch. ¹

6. Noun. (dated) An insatiable thing or person. ¹

7. Noun. (obsolete British provincial) A drain or ditch; a gutter; sometimes, a small stream. Also called ''guzzen''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Guzzle

1. to drink rapidly [v -ZLED, -ZLING, -ZLES]

Medical Definition of Guzzle

1. To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much or frequently. "Those that came to guzzle in his wine cellar." (Milton) "Well-seasoned bowls the gossip's spirits raise, who, while she guzzles, chats the doctor's praise." (Roscommon) "To fat the guzzling hogs with floods of whey." (Gay) Origin: OP. Gosillier, prob. Orig, to pass through the throat; akin to F. Gosier throat; cf. It. Gozzo a bird's crop. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Guzzle

guyness
guyot
guyots
guyrope
guyropes
guys
guyse
guyses
guyver
guze
guzes
guzla
guzlas
guzunder
guzunders
guzzle (current term)
guzzled
guzzler
guzzlers
guzzles
guzzling
gwaai
gwall
gwarda
gwardas
gwarder
gwarders
gwarri
gwarris
gweduc

Literary usage of Guzzle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Night Side of London by Robert Machray (1902)
"When Family the curtain goes up Mrs. guzzle is bewailing to Sloppy the sad fact that her Peter no longer The guzzle comes home early o' nights, ..."

2. The Works of Hannah More by Hannah More (1835)
"When I drive to a fun'r&l I care not for drink, That is not the moment to guzzle, but think ; And I wish ..."

3. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"(French, tamper, to guzzle,) Sir Walter obtained his information from Trévoux. Lampos and Pna'eton. The two steeds of Auro'ra. ..."

4. Poems and Songs: Humorous, Serious, and Satirical by Alexander Rodger (1901)
"COME, fye let us a' to the guzzle, For there will be munching there, For Peel, that political puzzle, Is come to partak' o' our fare ; And there will be ..."

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