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liquor up
liquor up vb (adverb) slang US and Canadian to become or cause to become drunk ThesaurusliquornounAny liquid that is fit for drinking:beverage, drink, drinkable, potable.Translationsliquor up
liquor up1. To consume alcohol, especially with the aim of getting drunk. We started liquoring up around 2 PM, so by dinner time we were all thoroughly hammered. I kind of regret getting liquored up so often when I was in college—I had fun at the time, but I can barely remember it now.2. To urge, encourage, compel, or facilitate someone to consume alcohol or become drunk. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "liquor" and "up." I hadn't intended to liquor us all up over dinner, but I had the wine there and thought I might as well open it all. I could tell he was trying to liquor me up to make me more amenable to the idea of spending the night with him.See also: liquor, upliquor someone upto get someone tipsy or drunk. He liquored her up and tried to take her home with him. They liquored up the out-of-town visitors.See also: liquor, upliquor upto drink an alcoholic beverage, especially to excess. Sam sat around all evening liquoring up. They seem to liquor up almost every night of the week.See also: liquor, upliquor upv.1. To cause or encourage someone to consume alcohol: They liquored me up and asked me where I hid the money. My boss is at a bar liquoring up some potential investors.2. To become drunk. Used in the passive: I got liquored up on whiskey and started a fight.3. To consume alcoholic beverages steadily: They've been liquoring up in the bar all day.See also: liquor, up |