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# quaff

verb (quaffs, quaffed, quaffing) (old use)

«quaff» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To quaff is to drink something quickly and deeply, in big gulps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quaff/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quaff/#x1)
- The knight quaffed the mug in one go. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quaff/#x2)
- We quaffed lemonade on the hot day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quaff/#x3)
- Let us quaff a cup together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quaff/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «quaff» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quaff/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«quaff» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quaff.html) on Mova free.