quaff
verb
[ kwɒf ]
• drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily.
• "he quaffed pint after pint of good Berkshire ale"
Similar:
drink,
swallow,
gulp (down),
guzzle,
slurp,
attack,
down,
drink up/down,
force down,
get down,
finish off,
polish off,
drain,
empty,
imbibe,
have,
take,
partake of,
ingest,
consume,
sup,
sip,
lap,
take alcohol,
indulge,
tipple,
carouse,
overdrink,
overindulge,
tope,
booze,
sink,
kill,
glug,
swig,
swill,
slug,
hit,
knock back,
dispose of,
toss off,
take a drop,
wet one's whistle,
hit the bottle,
take to the bottle,
crack a bottle,
drink like a fish,
get tanked up,
get outside (of),
shift,
murder,
neck,
bevvy,
get one's laughing gear round,
bend one's elbow,
chug,
snarf (down),
scarf (down),
bib,
sot,
quaff
noun
• an alcoholic drink.
• "porter is a dark, malty quaff"
Origin:
early 16th century: probably imitative of the sound of drinking.
