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