Meaning of घूंट in English
- A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains.
- A minute quantity; a mite.
- As much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; as, a dram of brandy; hence, a potation or potion; as, a dram of poison.
- A Persian daric.
- To drink drams; to ply with drams.
- To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down at one swallow.
- The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much as is awallowed at once.
- A disgorging.
- To drink or imbibe in small quantities; especially, to take in with the lips in small quantities, as a liquid; as, to sip tea.
- To draw into the mouth; to suck up; as, a bee sips nectar from the flowers.
- To taste the liquor of; to drink out of.
- To drink a small quantity; to take a fluid with the lips; to take a sip or sips of something.
- The act of sipping; the taking of a liquid with the lips.
- A small draught taken with the lips; a slight taste.
- See Seep.
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