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drank D0380800 (drăngk)v.Past tense of drink.drank (dræŋk) vb the past tense of drinkdrink (drɪŋk) v. drank, drunk, often, drank, drink•ing, v.i. 1. to take a liquid into the mouth and swallow it. 2. to imbibe alcoholic drinks, esp. habitually or excessively; tipple. 3. to show one's respect, affection, or good wishes for someone or something by a ceremonious swallow of wine or other drink (usu. fol. by to). v.t. 4. to take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow. 5. to take in (a liquid) in any manner; absorb. 6. to take in through the senses, esp. with eagerness and pleasure (often fol. by in). 7. to swallow the contents of (a cup, glass, etc.). 8. to propose or participate in a toast to (a person or thing); toast: to drink one's health. 9. drink up, to drink the whole or rest of (a beverage). n. 10. any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage. 11. liquor; alcohol. 12. excessive indulgence in alcohol: Drink was his downfall. 13. a swallow or draft of liquid: a drink of water. 14. the drink, a large body of water, as a lake or the ocean: Her teammates threw her in the drink. [before 900; Middle English; Old English drincan; c. Old Saxon drinkan, Old High German trinchan, Old Norse drekka, Gothic drigkan] syn: drink, imbibe, sip refer to taking liquids into the mouth. They are also used figuratively in the sense of taking in something through the mind or the senses. drink is the general word: to drink coffee; to drink in the music. imbibe is a more formal word, used most often in a figurative sense but also in reference to liquids, esp. alcohol: to imbibe culture; to imbibe with discretion. sip implies drinking little by little: to sip a soda; to sip the words of Shakespeare. usage: Confusion tends to arise regarding the forms for the past tense and past participle of drink. The standard past tense is drank: We drank our coffee. The standard past participle is drunk: Who has drunk all the milk? Yet drank has a long and respectable history in English as a past participle: Who has drank all the milk? While this construction still occurs in the speech of some educated persons, it is largely rejected, esp. as a written form. drunk as the past tense (We drunk our coffee) was once a standard variant but is now considered nonstandard, although it sometimes occurs in speech. See also drunk. Translationsdrank
drink with the fliesTo drink alone. Primarily heard in Australia. Come on, meet up with me at the bar! As it is, I'm just drinking with the flies, and it's depressing. Don't leave me here to drink with the flies—stay a little longer!See also: drink, flies(do something) to excessTo do or indulge in something too much. I started to lose weight once I stopped regularly eating to excess. I'll go to the pub with you guys, but I'm not drinking to excess tonight—I have to be up early tomorrow.See also: excessdrink downTo drink all of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drink" and "down." This smoothie is gross—I really can't drink it down.See also: down, drinkdrink inTo absorb and enjoy something thoroughly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drink" and "in." Let's stop for a moment and drink in this fresh mountain air. I'm glad I was able to drink in the excitement and joy of our wedding day before it was all over.See also: drinkdrink like a fishTo frequently drink a lot of alcohol. I'm not surprised to hear that Karl got drunk again last night—that guy drinks like a fish!See also: drink, fish, likedrink to excessTo drink alcohol to the point of intoxication. This is an important event for me, honey, so please don't drink to excess and make a fool of yourself.See also: drink, excessdrink (oneself) sillyTo drink alcohol to a point of extreme intoxication. Of course you don't remember last night at the bar—you drank yourself silly!See also: drink, sillydrink (oneself) to sleepTo drink alcohol until one loses consciousness or is unable to stay awake any longer. You have to drink yourself to sleep each night? You might have a drinking problem, Jerry. Dad drank himself to sleep in his armchair again.See also: drink, sleepdrink like a fishFig. to drink alcohol excessively; to be in the habit of drinking alcohol excessively. Jeff really drank like a fish at the party on Saturday. I worry about Nancy; she drinks like a fish.See also: drink, fish, likedrink something downto drink something; to consume all of something by drinking it. Here, drink this down, and see if it makes you feel better. Drink down this medicine.See also: down, drinkdrink something inFig. to absorb something; to take in information, sights, a story, etc. Terry and Amy drove up to the top of the hill to drink the sights in. They drank in the beautiful view.See also: drinkdrink to excessEuph. to drink too much alcohol; to drink alcohol continually. Mr. Franklin drinks to excess. Some people drink to excess only at parties.See also: drink, excessdrink like a fishConsume large amounts of alcoholic beverages, as in He always drinks like a fish at holiday dinners. The expression, first recorded in the mid-1600s, alludes to the way fish obtain oxygen, which causes them to be open-mouthed and appear to be constantly drinking. See also: drink, fish, likedrink like a fish INFORMALIf someone drinks like a fish, they regularly drink a lot of alcohol. When I was younger I could drink like a fish and eat like a pig. The father was not too bad but the mother drank like a fish. Note: People used to believe that fish drank constantly because they breathe through open mouths. See also: drink, fish, likedrink like a fish drink excessive amounts of alcohol, especially habitually.See also: drink, fish, likedrink with the flies drink alone. Australian & New Zealand informal 1963 D. Whitington Mile Pegs ‘Have a drink?’ the larrikin invited. ‘Or do you prefer drinking with the flies?’ See also: drink, fliesdrink like a ˈfish (informal) regularly drink too much alcohol: Her husband drinks like a fish.See also: drink, fish, likedrink inv. To take something in eagerly through the senses or the mind: The campers drank in the view of the sunset over the mountain lake. The shoreline was so beautiful that I stopped for a while to drink it in.See also: drinkEncyclopediaSeedrink |