- 1[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move making the sound of an engine running slowly The boat chugged down the river.
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- 2[transitive] chug something (slang) to drink all of something quickly without stopping
chug
verbNAmE//tʃʌɡ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they chug he / she / it chugs
past simple chugged
-ing form chugging
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