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drink (dr

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v. drank (dr

ngk), drunk (dr

ngk), drink·ing, drinks

v.tr.

1. To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid).

2. To swallow the liquid contents of (a vessel): drank a cup of tea.

3. To take in or soak up; absorb: drank the fresh air; spongy earth that drank up the rain.

4. To take in eagerly through the senses or intellect: drank in the beauty of the day.

a. To give or make (a toast).

b. To toast (a person or an occasion, for example): We'll drink your health.

6. To bring to a specific state by drinking alcoholic liquors: drank our sorrows away.

v.intr.

1. To swallow liquid: drank noisily; drink from a goblet.

2. To imbibe alcoholic liquors: They only drink socially.

3. To salute a person or an occasion with a toast: We will drink to your continued success.

1. A liquid that is fit for drinking; a beverage.

2. An amount of liquid swallowed: took a long drink from the fountain.

3. An alcoholic beverage, such as a cocktail or highball.

4. Excessive or habitual indulgence in alcoholic liquor.

5. Chiefly Southern U.S. See soft drink. See Regional Note at tonic.

6. Slang A body of water; the sea: The hatch cover slid off the boat and into the drink.

drink [drɪŋk]

vb drinks, drinking, drank [dræŋk] drunk [drʌŋk]

1. to swallow (a liquid); imbibe

2. (tr) to take in or soak up (liquid); absorb this plant drinks a lot of water

3. (tr; usually foll by in) to pay close attention (to); be fascinated (by) he drank in the speaker's every word

4. (tr) to bring (oneself into a certain condition) by consuming alcohol

5. (tr; often foll by away) to dispose of or ruin by excessive expenditure on alcohol he drank away his fortune

6. (intr) to consume alcohol, esp to excess

7. (when intr, foll by to) to drink (a toast) in celebration, honour, or hope (of)

drink (someone) under the table to be able to drink more intoxicating beverage than (someone)

drink the health of to salute or celebrate with a toast

drink with the flies Austral informal to drink alone

1. liquid suitable for drinking; any beverage

2. alcohol or its habitual or excessive consumption

3. a portion of liquid for drinking; draught

(Transport / Nautical Terms)

the drink Informal the sea

[Old English drincan; related to Old Frisian drinka, Gothic drigkan, Old High German trinkan]

drinkable adj

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Noun	1.	drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" chaser - a drink to follow immediately after another drink draught, potation, tipple, draft - a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" pledge, toast - a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event libation - (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage eye opener - an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the morning nightcap - an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic hair of the dog - an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover shandy, shandygaff - a drink made of beer and lemonade stirrup cup - a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic sundowner - a drink taken at sundown posset - sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer sillabub, syllabub - spiced hot milk with rum or wine sangaree, sangria - sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water whiskey neat, whisky neat - a drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer; "he ordered a whiskey neat" whiskey on the rocks, whisky on the rocks - whiskey with ice ice-cream float, ice-cream soda, float - a drink with ice cream floating in it milk shake, milkshake, shake - frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream frappe - liqueur poured over shaved ice
	2.	drink - the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" boozing, crapulence, drinking, drunkenness intemperateness, intemperance - consumption of alcoholic drinks drinking bout - a long period of drinking
	3.	drink - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" beverage, drinkable, potable food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue milk - a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings wish-wash - any thin watery drink potion - a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" hydromel - honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented oenomel - wine mixed with honey near beer - drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol ginger beer - carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger mixer - club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol cooler - an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice refresher - a drink that refreshes; "he stopped at the bar for a quick refresher" smoothie - a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk fizz - an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic) cider, cyder - a beverage made from juice pressed from apples chocolate, cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate - a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot fruit crush, fruit juice - drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit ade, fruit drink - a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice mate - South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate soft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) coffee, java - a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee" tea - a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink" tea-like drink - a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves drinking water - water suitable for drinking liquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
	4.	drink - any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
	5.	drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" deglutition, swallow consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) aerophagia - swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence) gulp, swig, draught, draft - a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" sip - a small drink
Verb	1.	drink - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" imbibe ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" swill down, swill - drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink) suck - draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast" guggle, gurgle - drink from a flask with a gurgling sound sip - drink in sips; "She was sipping her tea" guzzle - drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka" lap up, lick, lap - take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" drain the cup, drink up - drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming" gulp, quaff, swig - to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, pour down, toss off, pop, kill - drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" drain the cup, drink up - drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming" belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, pour down, toss off, pop, kill - drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
	2.	drink - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" booze, fuddle ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" tank - consume excessive amounts of alcohol port - drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner" claret - drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight" bar hop, pub-crawl - go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham" bib, tipple - drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac" tope, drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" hit it up, inebriate, souse, soak - become drunk or drink excessively wine - drink wine hold, carry - drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
	3.	drink - propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" salute, toast, wassail, pledge give - propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" honor, honour, reward - bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"
	4.	drink - be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage" drink in engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
	5.	drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" tope habituate, use - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"

drink

verb

1. swallow, drain, sip, neck (slang), suck, gulp, sup, swig (informal), swill, guzzle, imbibe, quaff, partake of, toss off He drank his cup of tea.

2. booze (informal), tipple, tope, hit the bottle (informal), bevvy (dialect), bend the elbow (informal), go on a binge or bender (informal) He was smoking and drinking too much.

noun

1. glass, cup, swallow, sip, draught, gulp, swig (informal), taste, tipple, snifter (informal), noggin a drink of water.

2. beverage, refreshment, potion, liquid, thirst quencher Can I offer you a drink?

3. alcohol, booze (informal), liquor, spirits, the bottle (informal), alcoholic drink, Dutch courage, intoxicants, hooch or hootch (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.) Too much drink is bad for your health.

drink something in absorb, take in, digest, pay attention to, soak up, devour, assimilate, be fascinated by, imbibe She stood drinking in the view.

drink to something or someone toast, salute, propose a toast to, pledge the health of, wish health to Let's drink to his memory.

the drink (Informal) the sea, the main, the deep, the ocean, the briny (informal) His plane went down in the drink.

Related words
like potomania
fear potophobia

Quotations
"Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die" Bible: Isaiah
"Take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry" Bible: St Luke
"I drink when I have occasion for it, and sometimes when I have not" [Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote]
"Drink to me only with thine eyes" [Ben Jonson To Celia]
"It's all right to drink like a fish - if you drink what a fish drinks" [Mary Pettibone Poole A Glass Eye at the Keyhole]
"One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I'm having a good time" [Nancy Astor]
"Man wants little drink below,"
"But wants that little strong" [Oliver Wendell Holmes A Song of other Days]
"Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts" Bible: Proverbs
"Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain,"
"With grammar, and nonsense, and learning,"
"Good liquor, I stoutly maintain,"
"Gives genius a better discerning" [Oliver Goldsmith She Stoops to Conquer]
"Candy"
"Is dandy"
"But liquor"
"Is quicker" [Ogden Nash Reflections on Ice-breaking]
"I arrived on the job in what I considered to be a perfect state of equilibrium, half man and half alcohol" [Eddie Condon We Called it Music]
"Wine is the drink of the gods, milk the drink of babies, tea the drink of women, and water the drink of beasts" [John Stuart Blackie]
"Drink moderately, for drunkenness neither keeps a secret, nor observes a promise" [Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote]
"We drink one another's healths and spoil our own" [Jerome K. Jerome The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow]
"Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why:"
"Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where" [Omar Khayyám Rubáiyát]
"I will drink Life to the lees:"
"all times I have enjoyed greatly, have suffered greatly" [Alfred, Lord Tennyson]
"Ulysses"
"A little learning is a dangerous thing;"
"Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:"
"There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,"
"And drinking largely sobers us again" [Alexander Pope An Essay on Criticism]

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