Chapter Sweet-scented to Systematize of S by Soule's Synonymes

Swift, a.

1. Quick, fast, fleet, rapid, speedy, expeditious, flying.

2. Ready, prompt, eager, zealous, forward, alert.

3. Sudden, instant, speedy.

Swift-footed, a. Fleet, nimble, agile, light-footed.

Swiftly, ad. Quickly, speedily, expeditiously, trippingly, apace, posthaste, rapidly, fleetly, at full speed, with speed, under press of sail or canvas, by forced marches, on eagle’s wings, in double-quick time, in seven-league boots, as fast as one’s legs will carry one, whip and spur, ventre à terre.

Swiftness, n. Quickness, celerity, velocity, rapidity, speed, fleetness.

Swill, v. a.

1. Drink (greedily), guzzle, quaff.

2. Inebriate, intoxicate, fuddle.

Swill, n.

1. Potations, large drams, greedy draughts of liquor.

2. Hogwash, swillings.

Swiller, n. Drunkard, sot, toper, tippler, tosspot, hard drinker, soaker.

Swillings, n. pl. See Swill.

Swim, v. n.

1. Float, be borne up (on a liquid).

2. Be borne along (as on water, by a current), float with the tide.

3. Propel one’s self through the water, buffet the waves.

4. Glide, skim.

5. Be flooded, be inundated.