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.