drunk1 verbdrunk2 adjectivedrunk3 noun
drunkdrunk1 /drʌŋk/ verb 
Longman Language Activatordrunk
someone who is drunk has drunk too much alcohol and cannot think clearly or behave sensibly: · She was so drunk she could hardly stand up.· Gary was too drunk to remember what had happened that night.get drunk (=become drunk): · I just hope they don't get too drunk and start fighting.
British spoken drunk - many people consider this to be an impolite word: · Every time she goes to a party she gets pissed.· Don't listen to him - he's pissed.
to have drunk too much alcohol so that you feel very drunk or sick: · I'd better take Tanya home - she's had too much to drink.· He usually has one too many and starts making a fool of himself.
written a drunken person is drunk and their drunken behaviour shows that they are drunk: · A couple of drunken sailors were arguing with a policeman outside the bar.· The place was full of noise and drunken shouting.drunken brawl (=a fight between people who are drunk): · Many of their beer parties ended in a drunken brawl.in a drunken stupor (=almost unconscious as a result of being drunk): · We found him lying by the roadside in a drunken stupor.
formal drunk - use this especially in legal, official, and medical contexts: · Jensen was found guilty of driving while intoxicated.· Our policy is not to serve alcohol to anyone who is already intoxicated.
use this about someone who you know has been drinking alcohol because they are behaving as if they were drunk or because you can smell alcohol on their breath: · Have you guys been drinking all day?· She answered the door in her bathrobe and I could tell she'd been drinking.
a little drunk · After the second glass of wine I was feeling a little tipsy.· We went out to dinner, got a little tipsy, and ended up at my place.
pleasantly friendly and ready to talk because you are slightly drunk: · She wasn't drunk yet, but she was feeling nice and mellow and happy.· She poured him another glass of brandy to keep him in a mellow mood.
British feeling happy and friendly because you are slightly drunk: · We were all very merry by the time the party broke up.· Some of the officers got quite merry celebrating our recent victory.
American spoken feeling slightly drunk: · This stuff is strong - I'm already a little buzzed.
very drunk · Every Saturday night he came home blind drunk.· Don't give him anything more to drink. He's already blind drunk.
very drunk and very noisy: · They were all roaring drunk and kept singing bawdy songs.
spoken informal very drunk: · We went to a nightclub in town last night and got absolutely plastered.· She came home completely smashed at about 2 o'clock this morning.· Man, you were so trashed. How much did you have to drink?
American spoken very drunk: · Did you see Kim at Rob's party? She was totally wasted.· He's loaded. Somebody better call him a cab.· I was so bombed, I can't even remember half of what I did.
British spoken extremely drunk: · Don't give Dave any more to drink -- he's already legless.· The day I got my exam results we went out and got absolutely paralytic.
to get drunk · Their idea of a good time is to go out and get drunk.· I can't remember the last time I got drunk.get drunk on · She sometimes gets drunk on two glasses of wine.
to drink a lot of alcohol with the purpose of getting drunk, in order to forget your problems: · After his girlfriend left he spent the evening drowning his sorrows in a local bar.drown your sorrows in: · You can't just sit around day after day drowning your sorrows in whiskey.
informal to start to drink a lot of alcohol regularly, especially in order to forget your problems: · When his wife died he hit the bottle again.· My sister's been hitting the bottle a lot lately and her work is starting to suffer.
to drive while you are drunk an expression meaning to drive after you have been drinking alcohol, used especially in warnings about the dangers of doing this: · Val's not the kind of person who would drink and drive.· I don't care if people who drink and drive kill themselves - what worries me is that they might kill someone else.
British /drunk/drunken driving American the act of driving while under the influence of alcohol: · Drink driving causes over 800 deaths a year on the roads.· He was convicted of drunk driving and had his license suspended.
especially British to have drunk more alcohol than is legal and safe for driving: · He was caught driving over the limit and had to pay a large fine.· In a large proportion of fatal accidents it is found that one driver is over the limit.
formal if someone drives under the influence , they drive when they are drunk - used especially by the police and in news reports: · Driving under the influence is a very serious offense.· Witnesses claimed that Jones was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.
American the crime of driving while you are drunk: · It was his first DUI offense.· I've never had a DUI or any kind of drugs record.
someone who is often drunk someone who drinks too much alcohol and cannot stop: · Many alcoholics do not realize that they have a problem until it is too late.· I usually have a drink or two after work, but I don't think I'm an alcoholic.
someone who is drunk or who often gets drunk - use this especially about someone you see in a public place such as a street or a bar: · A couple of drunks were passed out on the sidewalk.· I don't like to take the bus at night. It's full of drunks and crazy people.
someone who often drinks a lot of alcohol: · He had the watery eyes and swollen nose of a drinker.heavy drinker (=someone who regularly drinks a lot of alcohol): · Paul and Jane were both heavy drinkers and spent most of their time in the local bar.hard drinker (=someone who regularly drinks a lot of alcohol): · He quickly earned the reputation as a hard drinker and hell-raiser.
British /have a drinking problem American to be unable to stop the habit of drinking too much alcohol, so that it has a bad effect on your life: · My sister has a drink problem but she won't admit it.· From everything you tell me, it sounds as if your husband may have a drinking problem.
American informal someone who is often drunk - often used humorously: · You'll see her sitting at the bar all day. She's a real lush.· What are you drinking, you big lush?
someone who is drunk very often - used especially in literature: · They were all drunkards, but Arthur was the worst of them all.· Unfortunately she had married an incurable drunkard.
an occasion when people get drunk British informal a party or other occasion where people drink a lot of alcohol: · We usually get together with our friends for a booze-up at Christmas.
: drunken party/night/orgy etc where people drink a lot of alcohol: · The two met at a drunken party in college.
especially British, informal a boozy occasion is one on which people drink a lot of alcohol: · She's going for a boozy night out with her friends.
when you feel ill the day after you have been drinking the feeling you have the morning after you have drunk too much alcohol, when your head hurts and you feel sick: · Kevin woke up the next day with a terrible hangover.have/have got a hangover: · Could you try to keep the noise down? I've got a hangover.· After all you had to drink last night, I'm surprised you don't have a hangover.
not drunk not drunk: · I don't think I've ever seen Bill sober.· I'll drive you home - I think I'm the only one here that's sober.
if someone who has been drunk sobers up , they gradually become less drunk until they are not drunk at all: · He didn't sober up till he'd had a cup of strong coffee.· Give her a little time to sober up.
able to drink a lot of alcohol British /can hold your liquor/alcohol American if you can hold your drink , you are able to drink a large amount of alcohol without getting drunk: · He can really hold his drink. I've seen him drink seven whiskies and still play a good game of billiards.· Debra giggled again - she'd never held her liquor very well.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Bell denied being drunk and disorderly. She was a hopeless romantic, always convinced that one day she would meet the man of her dreams.
· He came home dead drunk in the middle of the night.
Bell denied being drunk and disorderly. (=who has drunk too much alcohol)· Her husband was killed by a drunken driver.
She was a hopeless romantic, always convinced that one day she would meet the man of her dreams.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► blind drunk
the past participle of drink- They were all roaring drunk and kept singing bawdy songs.
- I was twenty-three years old, and he got me roaring drunk.
- In some of the villages, apparently, vampire hunters get roaring drunk first.
- Never an unwise investment, never stone roaring drunk, never a pass at a secretary.
- So that night they celebrated, getting roaring drunk, playing cards and gambling.
- Clayton got positively stinking drunk.
- At Christmas, I tend to get stinking drunk with schlock.
drunk1 verbdrunk2 adjectivedrunk3 noun
drunkdrunk2 ●●○ S3 adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Gary was too drunk to remember what had happened that night.
- He gets in fights when he's drunk.
- I just hope they don't get too drunk and start fighting.
- She was so drunk she could hardly stand up.
- But he had been coming home drunk too often and now she was determined to let him know her feeling about it.
- He wondered if the whole Rorim were drunk tonight.
- Many artistes got drunk before they faced the ordeal on stage.
- No woman should be treated in a certain way simply because she was drunk when she suffered an assault.
- Okay, so I was looking for a politically active, fat, drunk kleptomaniac.
THESAURUS
[not usually before noun] having drunk too much alcohol so that your behaviour and mental processes are affected: · Gary was too drunk to remember what had happened that night.· I just hope they don’t get drunk and start fighting.· drunk driving· The police are going to crack down on drunk drivers.
[not before noun] slightly drunk: · After the second glass of wine I was feeling a little tipsy.
[not usually before noun] British English informal not polite drunk – this word is very common in spoken British English, but it is not polite: · Don’t listen to him – he’s pissed.
[not before noun] formal drunk: · He was arrested for driving while intoxicated.
[not before noun] British English informal extremely drunk: · Don’t give Dave any more to drink -- he’s already legless.· They became totally paralytic and abusive.
[only before noun] especially written used to describe someone who is drunk or their behaviour. Drunken is mainly used in written English and is always used before a noun. Don’t say ‘he is drunken’. Say he is drunk: · A drunken man was found lying outside a shop door.· We found him lying by the roadside in a drunken stupor (=almost unconscious as a result of being drunk).
Longman Language Activatordrunk someone who is drunk has drunk too much alcohol and cannot think clearly or behave sensibly: · She was so drunk she could hardly stand up.· Gary was too drunk to remember what had happened that night.get drunk (=become drunk): · I just hope they don't get too drunk and start fighting.
British spoken drunk - many people consider this to be an impolite word: · Every time she goes to a party she gets pissed.· Don't listen to him - he's pissed.
to have drunk too much alcohol so that you feel very drunk or sick: · I'd better take Tanya home - she's had too much to drink.· He usually has one too many and starts making a fool of himself.
written a drunken person is drunk and their drunken behaviour shows that they are drunk: · A couple of drunken sailors were arguing with a policeman outside the bar.· The place was full of noise and drunken shouting.drunken brawl (=a fight between people who are drunk): · Many of their beer parties ended in a drunken brawl.in a drunken stupor (=almost unconscious as a result of being drunk): · We found him lying by the roadside in a drunken stupor.
formal drunk - use this especially in legal, official, and medical contexts: · Jensen was found guilty of driving while intoxicated.· Our policy is not to serve alcohol to anyone who is already intoxicated.
use this about someone who you know has been drinking alcohol because they are behaving as if they were drunk or because you can smell alcohol on their breath: · Have you guys been drinking all day?· She answered the door in her bathrobe and I could tell she'd been drinking.
a little drunk · After the second glass of wine I was feeling a little tipsy.· We went out to dinner, got a little tipsy, and ended up at my place.
pleasantly friendly and ready to talk because you are slightly drunk: · She wasn't drunk yet, but she was feeling nice and mellow and happy.· She poured him another glass of brandy to keep him in a mellow mood.
British feeling happy and friendly because you are slightly drunk: · We were all very merry by the time the party broke up.· Some of the officers got quite merry celebrating our recent victory.
American spoken feeling slightly drunk: · This stuff is strong - I'm already a little buzzed.
very drunk · Every Saturday night he came home blind drunk.· Don't give him anything more to drink. He's already blind drunk.
very drunk and very noisy: · They were all roaring drunk and kept singing bawdy songs.
spoken informal very drunk: · We went to a nightclub in town last night and got absolutely plastered.· She came home completely smashed at about 2 o'clock this morning.· Man, you were so trashed. How much did you have to drink?
American spoken very drunk: · Did you see Kim at Rob's party? She was totally wasted.· He's loaded. Somebody better call him a cab.· I was so bombed, I can't even remember half of what I did.
British spoken extremely drunk: · Don't give Dave any more to drink -- he's already legless.· The day I got my exam results we went out and got absolutely paralytic.
to get drunk · Their idea of a good time is to go out and get drunk.· I can't remember the last time I got drunk.get drunk on · She sometimes gets drunk on two glasses of wine.
to drink a lot of alcohol with the purpose of getting drunk, in order to forget your problems: · After his girlfriend left he spent the evening drowning his sorrows in a local bar.drown your sorrows in: · You can't just sit around day after day drowning your sorrows in whiskey.
informal to start to drink a lot of alcohol regularly, especially in order to forget your problems: · When his wife died he hit the bottle again.· My sister's been hitting the bottle a lot lately and her work is starting to suffer.
to drive while you are drunk an expression meaning to drive after you have been drinking alcohol, used especially in warnings about the dangers of doing this: · Val's not the kind of person who would drink and drive.· I don't care if people who drink and drive kill themselves - what worries me is that they might kill someone else.
British /drunk/drunken driving American the act of driving while under the influence of alcohol: · Drink driving causes over 800 deaths a year on the roads.· He was convicted of drunk driving and had his license suspended.
especially British to have drunk more alcohol than is legal and safe for driving: · He was caught driving over the limit and had to pay a large fine.· In a large proportion of fatal accidents it is found that one driver is over the limit.
formal if someone drives under the influence , they drive when they are drunk - used especially by the police and in news reports: · Driving under the influence is a very serious offense.· Witnesses claimed that Jones was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.
American the crime of driving while you are drunk: · It was his first DUI offense.· I've never had a DUI or any kind of drugs record.
someone who is often drunk someone who drinks too much alcohol and cannot stop: · Many alcoholics do not realize that they have a problem until it is too late.· I usually have a drink or two after work, but I don't think I'm an alcoholic.
someone who is drunk or who often gets drunk - use this especially about someone you see in a public place such as a street or a bar: · A couple of drunks were passed out on the sidewalk.· I don't like to take the bus at night. It's full of drunks and crazy people.
someone who often drinks a lot of alcohol: · He had the watery eyes and swollen nose of a drinker.heavy drinker (=someone who regularly drinks a lot of alcohol): · Paul and Jane were both heavy drinkers and spent most of their time in the local bar.hard drinker (=someone who regularly drinks a lot of alcohol): · He quickly earned the reputation as a hard drinker and hell-raiser.
British /have a drinking problem American to be unable to stop the habit of drinking too much alcohol, so that it has a bad effect on your life: · My sister has a drink problem but she won't admit it.· From everything you tell me, it sounds as if your husband may have a drinking problem.
American informal someone who is often drunk - often used humorously: · You'll see her sitting at the bar all day. She's a real lush.· What are you drinking, you big lush?
someone who is drunk very often - used especially in literature: · They were all drunkards, but Arthur was the worst of them all.· Unfortunately she had married an incurable drunkard.
an occasion when people get drunk British informal a party or other occasion where people drink a lot of alcohol: · We usually get together with our friends for a booze-up at Christmas.
: drunken party/night/orgy etc where people drink a lot of alcohol: · The two met at a drunken party in college.
especially British, informal a boozy occasion is one on which people drink a lot of alcohol: · She's going for a boozy night out with her friends.
when you feel ill the day after you have been drinking the feeling you have the morning after you have drunk too much alcohol, when your head hurts and you feel sick: · Kevin woke up the next day with a terrible hangover.have/have got a hangover: · Could you try to keep the noise down? I've got a hangover.· After all you had to drink last night, I'm surprised you don't have a hangover.
not drunk not drunk: · I don't think I've ever seen Bill sober.· I'll drive you home - I think I'm the only one here that's sober.
if someone who has been drunk sobers up , they gradually become less drunk until they are not drunk at all: · He didn't sober up till he'd had a cup of strong coffee.· Give her a little time to sober up.
able to drink a lot of alcohol British /can hold your liquor/alcohol American if you can hold your drink , you are able to drink a large amount of alcohol without getting drunk: · He can really hold his drink. I've seen him drink seven whiskies and still play a good game of billiards.· Debra giggled again - she'd never held her liquor very well.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY David would get drunk and I would have to take him home and put him to bed. Bell denied being drunk and disorderly. She was a hopeless romantic, always convinced that one day she would meet the man of her dreams.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
David would get drunk and I would have to take him home and put him to bed. British English (=very drunk) All she wants to do is get blind drunk.
All she wants to do is get blind drunk. also drunk as a skunk (=very drunk) He turned up one morning, drunk as a lord.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He turned up one morning, drunk as a lord.· He came home dead drunk in the middle of the night.
Bell denied being drunk and disorderly. (=who has drunk too much alcohol)· Her husband was killed by a drunken driver.
She was a hopeless romantic, always convinced that one day she would meet the man of her dreams.· Willy was as drunk as any of us, if not more so.· Anyway, I became as drunk as a vicar.· He got drunk that night, though not as drunk as he pretended to be.
· One young man is leaning back upon a seat, dead drunk.· If you had been dead drunk, you couldn't have slept deeper.
· If he was so drunk that he could not appreciate the nature of the risk, he will not be volenti.· I am rarely so drunk that I can't talk or walk straight.· Now he told me, that night we got so drunk, that it was because of you that it hadn't happened.· He was so drunk that he almost fell on top of her.· I was allowed no anaesthetic because I was so drunk, but felt nothing of the emergency dental surgery or stitches.
· I am almost too drunk to hear them.· The second houses were packed, but the people were generally too drunk to pay much attention.· The porter crouched beside him, too drunk to offer any succour.· She had lost him for a while, at the party, but she'd already been too drunk to worry.· Ockleton, Morpurgo, Cornelius, Dysart and half a dozen others too drunk to mention.· The band, too drunk to understand, began to play the Marseillaise.· Paul Farrow slept in the same room when she fell, too drunk to notice.· I never got drunk - that is, I never got too drunk.
· But she had got very drunk.· She soon became very drunk and forgot about mankind, so they were saved from destruction.· As the evening wore on, Durkin became very drunk.· The Stevens brothers, who had built up Garth Enterprises, got very drunk and very noisy.· As the hon. Gentleman has stated, Mrs. X, by her own admission, was very drunk.· It was obvious that the woman was very drunk.· I met a soldier from the Rifle Brigade who was very drunk, and I made him drunker.· By then, Sikes was very drunk, and Fagin got up to leave.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► blind drunk
- Mr. Bell denied being drunk and disorderly and denied being in breach of the bail condition.
- Once, in about 1985 I think, for being drunk and disorderly.
- Reportedly, two Houston police officers arrested a black woman for being drunk and disorderly.
- We were drunk with freedom.
- They were all roaring drunk and kept singing bawdy songs.
- I was twenty-three years old, and he got me roaring drunk.
- In some of the villages, apparently, vampire hunters get roaring drunk first.
- Never an unwise investment, never stone roaring drunk, never a pass at a secretary.
- So that night they celebrated, getting roaring drunk, playing cards and gambling.
- Clayton got positively stinking drunk.
- At Christmas, I tend to get stinking drunk with schlock.
WORD FAMILYnoundrinkdrinkerdrinkingdrunkdrunkennessadjectivedrunkdrunkenverbdrinkadverbdrunkenly
1[not before noun] unable to control your behaviour, speech etc because you have drunk too much alcohol OPP sober: You’re drunk. David would get drunk and I would have to take him home and put him to bed.drunk on He was drunk on beer and whisky.blind drunk British English (=very drunk) All she wants to do is get blind drunk.drunk as a lord (also drunk as a skunk) (=very drunk) He turned up one morning, drunk as a lord.2being drunk and disorderly law the crime of behaving in a violent noisy way in a public place when you are drunk3drunk on/with something so excited by a feeling that you behave in a strange way: drunk with happinessTHESAURUSdrunk [not usually before noun] having drunk too much alcohol so that your behaviour and mental processes are affected: · Gary was too drunk to remember what had happened that night.· I just hope they don’t get drunk and start fighting.· drunk driving· The police are going to crack down on drunk drivers.tipsy/merry [not before noun] slightly drunk: · After the second glass of wine I was feeling a little tipsy.pissed [not usually before noun] British English informal not polite drunk – this word is very common in spoken British English, but it is not polite: · Don’t listen to him – he’s pissed.intoxicated [not before noun] formal drunk: · He was arrested for driving while intoxicated.paralytic/legless [not before noun] British English informal extremely drunk: · Don’t give Dave any more to drink -- he’s already legless.· They became totally paralytic and abusive.drunken [only before noun] especially written used to describe someone who is drunk or their behaviour. Drunken is mainly used in written English and is always used before a noun. Don’t say ‘he is drunken’. Say he is drunk: · A drunken man was found lying outside a shop door.· We found him lying by the roadside in a drunken stupor (=almost unconscious as a result of being drunk). → punch-drunk, → roaring drunk at roaring(5)drunk1 verbdrunk2 adjectivedrunk3 noun
drunkdrunk3 (also drunk‧ard /ˈdrʌŋkəd $ -ərd/) noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A couple of drunks were passed out on the sidewalk.
- I don't like to take the bus at night. It's full of drunks and crazy people.
- Drunks are heaped on drunks like spawning newts.
- Every night, the drunks come in.
- He knew that this tunnel-like place was shunned by tramps and feared even by drunks and peg-sellers.
- What it did was to take in drunks and sinful women, and not do anything about making them repent.
Longman Language Activatordrunk
someone who is drunk has drunk too much alcohol and cannot think clearly or behave sensibly: · She was so drunk she could hardly stand up.· Gary was too drunk to remember what had happened that night.get drunk (=become drunk): · I just hope they don't get too drunk and start fighting.
British spoken drunk - many people consider this to be an impolite word: · Every time she goes to a party she gets pissed.· Don't listen to him - he's pissed.
to have drunk too much alcohol so that you feel very drunk or sick: · I'd better take Tanya home - she's had too much to drink.· He usually has one too many and starts making a fool of himself.
written a drunken person is drunk and their drunken behaviour shows that they are drunk: · A couple of drunken sailors were arguing with a policeman outside the bar.· The place was full of noise and drunken shouting.drunken brawl (=a fight between people who are drunk): · Many of their beer parties ended in a drunken brawl.in a drunken stupor (=almost unconscious as a result of being drunk): · We found him lying by the roadside in a drunken stupor.
formal drunk - use this especially in legal, official, and medical contexts: · Jensen was found guilty of driving while intoxicated.· Our policy is not to serve alcohol to anyone who is already intoxicated.
use this about someone who you know has been drinking alcohol because they are behaving as if they were drunk or because you can smell alcohol on their breath: · Have you guys been drinking all day?· She answered the door in her bathrobe and I could tell she'd been drinking.
a little drunk · After the second glass of wine I was feeling a little tipsy.· We went out to dinner, got a little tipsy, and ended up at my place.
pleasantly friendly and ready to talk because you are slightly drunk: · She wasn't drunk yet, but she was feeling nice and mellow and happy.· She poured him another glass of brandy to keep him in a mellow mood.
British feeling happy and friendly because you are slightly drunk: · We were all very merry by the time the party broke up.· Some of the officers got quite merry celebrating our recent victory.
American spoken feeling slightly drunk: · This stuff is strong - I'm already a little buzzed.
very drunk · Every Saturday night he came home blind drunk.· Don't give him anything more to drink. He's already blind drunk.
very drunk and very noisy: · They were all roaring drunk and kept singing bawdy songs.
spoken informal very drunk: · We went to a nightclub in town last night and got absolutely plastered.· She came home completely smashed at about 2 o'clock this morning.· Man, you were so trashed. How much did you have to drink?
American spoken very drunk: · Did you see Kim at Rob's party? She was totally wasted.· He's loaded. Somebody better call him a cab.· I was so bombed, I can't even remember half of what I did.
British spoken extremely drunk: · Don't give Dave any more to drink -- he's already legless.· The day I got my exam results we went out and got absolutely paralytic.
to get drunk · Their idea of a good time is to go out and get drunk.· I can't remember the last time I got drunk.get drunk on · She sometimes gets drunk on two glasses of wine.
to drink a lot of alcohol with the purpose of getting drunk, in order to forget your problems: · After his girlfriend left he spent the evening drowning his sorrows in a local bar.drown your sorrows in: · You can't just sit around day after day drowning your sorrows in whiskey.
informal to start to drink a lot of alcohol regularly, especially in order to forget your problems: · When his wife died he hit the bottle again.· My sister's been hitting the bottle a lot lately and her work is starting to suffer.
to drive while you are drunk an expression meaning to drive after you have been drinking alcohol, used especially in warnings about the dangers of doing this: · Val's not the kind of person who would drink and drive.· I don't care if people who drink and drive kill themselves - what worries me is that they might kill someone else.
British /drunk/drunken driving American the act of driving while under the influence of alcohol: · Drink driving causes over 800 deaths a year on the roads.· He was convicted of drunk driving and had his license suspended.
especially British to have drunk more alcohol than is legal and safe for driving: · He was caught driving over the limit and had to pay a large fine.· In a large proportion of fatal accidents it is found that one driver is over the limit.
formal if someone drives under the influence , they drive when they are drunk - used especially by the police and in news reports: · Driving under the influence is a very serious offense.· Witnesses claimed that Jones was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.
American the crime of driving while you are drunk: · It was his first DUI offense.· I've never had a DUI or any kind of drugs record.
someone who is often drunk someone who drinks too much alcohol and cannot stop: · Many alcoholics do not realize that they have a problem until it is too late.· I usually have a drink or two after work, but I don't think I'm an alcoholic.
someone who is drunk or who often gets drunk - use this especially about someone you see in a public place such as a street or a bar: · A couple of drunks were passed out on the sidewalk.· I don't like to take the bus at night. It's full of drunks and crazy people.
someone who often drinks a lot of alcohol: · He had the watery eyes and swollen nose of a drinker.heavy drinker (=someone who regularly drinks a lot of alcohol): · Paul and Jane were both heavy drinkers and spent most of their time in the local bar.hard drinker (=someone who regularly drinks a lot of alcohol): · He quickly earned the reputation as a hard drinker and hell-raiser.
British /have a drinking problem American to be unable to stop the habit of drinking too much alcohol, so that it has a bad effect on your life: · My sister has a drink problem but she won't admit it.· From everything you tell me, it sounds as if your husband may have a drinking problem.
American informal someone who is often drunk - often used humorously: · You'll see her sitting at the bar all day. She's a real lush.· What are you drinking, you big lush?
someone who is drunk very often - used especially in literature: · They were all drunkards, but Arthur was the worst of them all.· Unfortunately she had married an incurable drunkard.
an occasion when people get drunk British informal a party or other occasion where people drink a lot of alcohol: · We usually get together with our friends for a booze-up at Christmas.
: drunken party/night/orgy etc where people drink a lot of alcohol: · The two met at a drunken party in college.
especially British, informal a boozy occasion is one on which people drink a lot of alcohol: · She's going for a boozy night out with her friends.
when you feel ill the day after you have been drinking the feeling you have the morning after you have drunk too much alcohol, when your head hurts and you feel sick: · Kevin woke up the next day with a terrible hangover.have/have got a hangover: · Could you try to keep the noise down? I've got a hangover.· After all you had to drink last night, I'm surprised you don't have a hangover.
not drunk not drunk: · I don't think I've ever seen Bill sober.· I'll drive you home - I think I'm the only one here that's sober.
if someone who has been drunk sobers up , they gradually become less drunk until they are not drunk at all: · He didn't sober up till he'd had a cup of strong coffee.· Give her a little time to sober up.
able to drink a lot of alcohol British /can hold your liquor/alcohol American if you can hold your drink , you are able to drink a large amount of alcohol without getting drunk: · He can really hold his drink. I've seen him drink seven whiskies and still play a good game of billiards.· Debra giggled again - she'd never held her liquor very well.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Bell denied being drunk and disorderly. She was a hopeless romantic, always convinced that one day she would meet the man of her dreams.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
· He came home dead drunk in the middle of the night.
Bell denied being drunk and disorderly. (=who has drunk too much alcohol)· Her husband was killed by a drunken driver.
She was a hopeless romantic, always convinced that one day she would meet the man of her dreams.· In some of the villages, apparently, vampire hunters get roaring drunk first.· When getting drunk or belligerent became too exhausting, I went out exploring on layovers.· Manu and her girlfriend, who have got drunk, are kidnapped by a group of men.· Another related a story about a friend who got pregnant unintentionally while drunk and only then was compelled to stop drinking.· Palo sold the coffee and used all the money to get drunk.· I think I must have overheard telephone conversations about Margarett getting drunk and late-night parties at Prides.· Because of the way my grandfather lived, getting drunk and playing around, his son suffered.· The scenario Amelia feared most had happened the men all got drunk.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► blind drunk
- They were all roaring drunk and kept singing bawdy songs.
- I was twenty-three years old, and he got me roaring drunk.
- In some of the villages, apparently, vampire hunters get roaring drunk first.
- Never an unwise investment, never stone roaring drunk, never a pass at a secretary.
- So that night they celebrated, getting roaring drunk, playing cards and gambling.
- Clayton got positively stinking drunk.
- At Christmas, I tend to get stinking drunk with schlock.
WORD FAMILYnoundrinkdrinkerdrinkingdrunkdrunkennessadjectivedrunkdrunkenverbdrinkadverbdrunkenly
someone who is drunk or often gets drunk