guzzle

Gulp down fast

Guzzle means to drink greedily or in large quantities: He guzzled three beers before anyone else finished one.

The word suggests rapid, unrefined consumption—gulping rather than sipping.

It extends to fuel consumption: That old truck guzzles gas.

A guzzler is someone or something that consumes excessively.

drinking

gulp

Hasty, large swallow

quaff · slurp · swill · down · imbibe · drink · consume · devour · drain · knock-back

excess

binge

Bout of excess

greed · voracity · insatiability · excess · surfeit · overdo · pigging · greedy · immoderate · unrestrained

fuel

gasoline

Refined petroleum vehicle fuel

  • petrolMotor vehicle fuel
  • dieselCompression-ignition fuel
  • gasFormless, expanding substance

tank · mileage · inefficient · consumption · engine · automobile · fill-up · refuel · gallons · liters

thirst

parched

Extremely dry or thirsty

dry · gulping · refreshment · hydrate · desperate · craving · gasping · draining · satiating

Categories
Opposites
drinking speed and manner

guzzlesip

Small mouthful of liquid

taste · savor · nurse · sample · nibble

consumption vs. abstention

guzzleabstain

Deliberately not do

fast · refrain · go without · decline · forgo

resource consumption rate

guzzleconserve

Keep from being depleted

ration · economize · save · sip · stretch

Phrases
Family

guzzling, guzzler, guzzled, guzzlers, guzzles

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G