quaff
verb (quaffs, quaffed, quaffing) (old use)
Everyday
To quaff is to drink something quickly and deeply, in big gulps. tree →
In the lessons
in fairy tales and old stories heroes and guests quaff cups of wine or ale, meaning drink them with joy
Examples
- Quaff this cup of cold water, lad. tree →
- The knight quaffed the mug in one go. tree →
- We quaffed lemonade on the hot day. tree →
- Let us quaff a cup together. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «quaff» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «quaff» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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