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   drink

   /drɪŋk/

   verb

   • 1. take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow: "we sat by the fire, drinking our tea" Similar swallowgulp downquaffswillguzzlesupimbibepartake ofsipconsumetakedraintoss offinformal:swigdownknock backput awaysinkkillsluginhalewet one's whistleneckscarf (down/up)snarf (down/up)chugrare:ingurgitate
   • ▪ consume or be in the habit of consuming alcohol: "she doesn't drink or smoke" Similar drink alcoholtake alcoholtippleindulgebe a serious/heavy/hard drinkerbe an alcoholicbinge-drinkcarousego drinkingpredrinkinformal:take a drophit the bottletake to the bottleboozeknock a few backhave a fewhave one over the eighttank upget tanked updrink like a fishgo on a binge/benderbevvybend one's elbowlushgrog uparchaic:wassailtopeOpposite be teetotalbe on the wagon
   • ▪ (of a plant or a porous substance) absorb (moisture): "the seedlings apparently drink much more water than we had realized"
   • ▪ (of wine) have a specified flavour or character when drunk: "this wine is really drinking beautifully"

   noun

   • 1. a liquid that can be swallowed as refreshment or nourishment: "fizzy drinks" Similar beveragedrinkable/potable liquidliquid refreshmentthirst quencherdrambracernightcapniptotspoteye-openerdeoch an dorisinformal:cuppapintrare:potationlibation
   • ▪ a quantity of liquid swallowed at one go: "he had a drink of water" Similar swallowgulpsipdraughtswillinformal:swigslugchug
   • ▪ alcohol, or the habitual or excessive consumption of alcohol: "the effects of too much drink" Similar alcoholliquorintoxicating liquoralcoholic drinkstrong drinkintoxicantsinformal:boozehoochthe hard stufffirewatergut-rotrotgutmoonshinetipplethe demon drinkthe bottlejuicethe saucegrogDutch courageJohn Barleycornwallopbevvybellywash
   • ▪ a glass of liquid, especially when alcoholic: "we went for a drink" Similar glasscupmug
   • ▪ a social gathering at which alcoholic drinks are served: "would you like to come for drinks on Sunday?"
   • ▪ the sea or another large area of water: "he heaved the outboard motor into the drink" Similar the seathe oceanthe waterinformal:the brinyDavy Jones's lockerliterary:the deep

   Word Origin Old Englishdrincan (verb), drinc (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drinken and German trinken.

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   • Znaczenie Drink, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DRINK definicja: 1. (an amount of) liquid that is taken into...

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     LONG DRINK definition: 1. a cold drink served in a tall...

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     to take liquid into the body through the mouth: He drank...

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   Drink definition: to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe. . See examples of DRINK used in a sentence.