drink /dringk/

1. To swallow (a liquid)
2. To empty (a glass, bowl, etc) by swallowing the contents
3. To absorb
4. To take in through the senses
5. To smoke (tobacco; obsolete)

1. To swallow a liquid
2. To drink alcohol
3. To drink alcohol to excess

1. An act of drinking
2. A quantity drunk
3. Something to be drunk
4. A beverage
5. Intoxicating liquor, alcohol
6. A monetary inducement or reward, bribe (slang)

—See also drunk

drinkˈable adjective

drinkˈableness noun

drinkˈer noun

1. A person who drinks
2. A tippler

drinkˈing noun the act or habit of drinking adjective

1. Fit to drink
2. For drinking

drink-driveˈ adjective

Relating to drink-driving

intransitive verb

To drive under the influence of alcohol

drink-driˈver noun

Someone who drives a vehicle after having drunk alcohol, esp more than the legally permitted amount

drink-driˈving noun and adjective

drinkˈ-hail interjection

An Early Middle English reply to a pledge in drinking (waes hail (later wassail), be healthy, or lucky, was answered with drinc hail drink healthy or lucky, hail being ON adj heill, not OE hāl)

drinking bout noun

drinking fountain noun

drinkˈing-horn noun

drinking-up time noun

In a public house, the few minutes allowed after official closing time for customers to finish their last drinks before leaving

drinkˈ-money noun

A gratuity, ostensibly given to buy liquor for drinking to the health of the giver

drinkˈ-offering noun

An offering of wine, oil, blood, etc to a god

drink in

1. To absorb (rain, etc), as dry land does
2. To take in eagerly (something seen, said, etc)

drink off

To quaff wholly and at a gulp

drink oneself drunk

To drink until one is drunk

drink (someone or the others, etc) under the table

To continue drinking and remain (comparatively) sober after others have completely collapsed

drink to, drink to the health of or drink the health of

To drink wine, etc, with good wishes for the health, prosperity, etc of, to toast

drink up

1. To empty by drinking
2. To finish drinking

in drink

(while) intoxicated

strong drink

Alcoholic liquor

the drink (informal)

The sea

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