drunk
adjective /drʌŋk/
/drʌŋk/
Idioms - [not usually before noun] having drunk so much alcohol that it is impossible to think or speak clearly
- She was too drunk to remember anything about the party.
- His only way of dealing with his problems was to go out and get drunk.
- drunk on something They got drunk on vodka.
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb1, Illnessb1- He was still half drunk.
- I was beginning to feel very drunk.
- The wine had made her drunk.
- By now I was pretty drunk on the free beer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- drunk driver
- drunk driving
- drunk with something (formal) very excited, tired, etc. because of a particular emotion or situation
- drunk with success
- She was almost drunk with all these new impressions.
- drunk with fatigue
Word OriginMiddle English: past participle of drink; compare with drunken.
Idioms
blind drunk
- extremely drunk
- He came home blind drunk, as usual.
drunk and disorderly (law)
- behaving in a noisy or violent way in a public place because you are drunk
- Police arrested him for being drunk and disorderly.
(as) drunk as a lord (old-fashioned, British English)
(North American English (as) drunk as a skunk)
- (informal) very drunk
roaring drunk
- extremely drunk and noisy
- He rolled home roaring drunk at 3 o’clock in the morning.