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exen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chug verb To move or run with a repeated dull, laboured sound, as an engine does.
  • down adverb From a higher place to a lower one.

Senses

exen is used for these senses in English:

  • chug (transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.
  • down (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell. [from 16th c.]
  • down (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.). [from 19th c.]

chug — full definition

  1. verb To move or run with a repeated dull, laboured sound, as an engine does.
  2. verb Informal: to drink a large amount quickly and continuously, without stopping.
  3. noun A dull, repeated, laboured sound, as of an engine working.

down — full definition

  1. adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
  2. preposition Along or through, moving in a particular direction.
  3. adjective Feeling sad or low in spirits.
  4. adjective Not functioning; out of service, especially of a computer system.
  5. verb To swallow or finish, especially a drink, quickly.

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