Toot vs Chug - What's the difference?
toot | chug |
The noise of a horn or whistle.
(by extension, informal) A fart; flatus.
(uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
(informal) A spree of drunkness.
To stand out, or be prominent.
To peep; to look narrowly.
* Spenser
To see; to spy.
To flatulate.
To make the sound of a horn or whistle.
* Thackeray
To cause a horn or whistle to make its sound.
To go on a drinking binge.
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.
As nouns the difference between toot and chug
is that toot is the noise of a horn or whistle while chug is a dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.As verbs the difference between toot and chug
is that toot is to stand out, or be prominent while chug is to make dull explosive sounds.toot
English
Alternative forms
* tout (in some verb senses only)Noun
(en noun)- He gave a little toot of the horn, to get their attention.
Derived terms
* on a tootVerb
(en verb)- (Howell)
- (Latimer)
- for birds in bushes tooting
- Tooting horns and rattling teams of mail coaches.
Derived terms
* darn tootin' * toot one's own hornchug
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.