Chug vs Glug - What's the difference?
chug | glug |
A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
A large gulp of drink.
A homemade Cuban boat, built to carry emigrants to the USA, and often abandoned upon arrival.
To make dull explosive sounds.
To move or travel whilst making such sounds.
(slang) to drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action; to chugalug.
(transitive, UK slang, derogatory) To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly in a persistent manner.
The sound made when a liquid is poured out of a jug or bottle.
The amount of liquid issued from a jug or bottle when the "glug" sound is heard.
To quickly swallow liquid.
:He had glugged that glass of wine before she got a chance to introduce herself.
As nouns the difference between chug and glug
is that chug is a dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine or chug can be a dog; a cross between a pug and a chihuahua or chug can be (pejorative|racial slur) a person of native american descent while glug is church.As a verb chug
is to make dull explosive sounds or chug can be (transitive|uk slang|derogatory) to solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly in a persistent manner.chug
English
Etymology 1
OnomatopoeiaNoun
(en noun)- He drank his beer in three chugs .
Verb
- We were chugging along a back road when the engine cut out.
- I can't believe he chugged three beers.
Synonyms
* (drink) See alsoEtymology 2
blend of chihuahua and pugEtymology 3
blend of charity and mugVerb
- I got chugged in the town centre today.
Etymology 4
glug
English
Noun
(en noun)- "Pour a glug of bleach into the toilet for good infection control."