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chug

/t͡ʃʌɡ/ verb C2
  1. To make dull explosive sounds. (intransitive)
  2. To move or travel whilst making such sounds. (intransitive) · We were chugging along a back road when the engine cut out.
  3. To move or travel at a steady, although not especially fast, pace. (intransitive)
  4. To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking. (colloquial, transitive) · Chug! Chug! Chug!
  5. To function or perform with difficulty, typically due to inadequate resources or performance limitations. (intransitive) · My game chugs every time too many NPCs are onscreen.

He/she/it chugs · Past chugged · Past participle chugged · -ing form chugging

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Verb forms

Base form
chug
He/she/it
chugs
Past
chugged
Past participle
chugged
-ing form
chugging

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.