Chug

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  • noun. A dull explosive sound, usually short and repeated, made by or as if by a laboring engine.
  • intransitive verb. To make dull explosive sounds.
  • intransitive verb. To move or travel while making dull explosive sounds.
  • transitive & intransitive verb . To chugalug.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To take fish by gaffing them through holes cut in the ice.
  • noun. A short sudden tug or pull.
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  • noun. A dog; a cross between a pug and a chihuahua.
  • noun. A person of native American descent.
  • noun. A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
  • noun. A person of native American descent.
  • verb. To make dull explosive sounds.
  • verb. To move or travel whilst making such sounds.
  • verb. to drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action; to chugalug.
  • verb. (British slang, derogatory) To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly when done in a persistent manner.
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  • verb. make a dull, explosive sound
  • noun. the dull explosive noise made by an engine
  • Word Usage
    "As you’re thinking of Nolan Ryan, you hear a freight train chug along"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    go  noise  sound  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bug  Doug  Lug  Zug  antidrug  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    drink  
    variant
    chugged  chugging  
    verb-form
    chugged  chugging  chugs