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   Drink

   /driNGk/

   

   verb

   • 1. take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow: "we sat by the fire, drinking our coffee" Similar swallowgulp downquaffswillguzzlesupimbibepartake ofsipconsumetakedraintoss offinformal:swigdownknock backput awaysinkkillsluginhalewet one's whistleneckscarf (down/up)snarf (down/up)chugrare:ingurgitate
   • ▪ consume or be in the habit of consuming alcohol, especially to excess: "she doesn't drink or smoke" Similar drink alcoholtake alcoholtippleindulgebe a serious/heavy/hard drinkerbe an alcoholicbinge-drinkcarousego drinkingpredrinkinformal:take a drophit the bottletake to the bottleboozeknock a few backhave a fewhave one over the eighttank upget tanked updrink like a fishgo on a binge/benderbevvybend one's elbowlushgrog uparchaic:wassailtopeOpposite be teetotalbe on the wagon
   • ▪ (of a plant or a porous substance) absorb (moisture): "the seedlings apparently drink much more water than we had realized"
   • ▪ (of wine) have a specified flavor or character when drunk: "this wine is really drinking beautifully"

   noun

   • 1. a liquid that can be swallowed as refreshment or nourishment: "cans of soda and other drinks" Similar beveragedrinkable/potable liquidliquid refreshmentthirst quencherdrambracernightcapniptotspoteye-openerdeoch an dorisinformal:cuppapintrare:potationlibation
   • ▪ a quantity of liquid swallowed: "he had a drink of water" Similar swallowgulpsipdraftswillinformal:swigslugchug
   • ▪ alcohol, or the habitual or excessive consumption of alcohol: "the effects of too much drink" Similar alcoholliquorintoxicating liquoralcoholic drinkstrong drinkintoxicantsinformal:boozehoochthe hard stufffirewatergut-rotrotgutmoonshinetipplethe demon drinkthe bottlejuicethe saucegrogDutch courageJohn Barleycornwallopbevvybellywash
   • ▪ a glass of liquid, especially when alcoholic: "we went for a drink" Similar glasscupmug
   • ▪ the sea or another large area of water: "he heaved the outboard motor into the drink" Similar the seathe oceanthe waterinformal:the brinyDavy Jones's lockerliterary:the deep

   Word Origin Old Englishdrincan (verb), drinc (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drinken and German trinken.

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