drink
drink definition
drink (driŋk)
transitive verb drank, drunk or Informaldrank, drinking drink′·ing
- to take (liquid) into the mouth and swallow it
- to absorb (liquid or moisture)
- to swallow the contents of
- to propose or take part in (a toast)
- to bring (oneself) into a specified condition by drinking
- to use (up) or spend by drinking alcoholic liquor
Etymology: ME drinken < OE drincan, akin to OHG trinkan, Goth drigkan < ? IE base *dhreĝ-, to draw > Sans dhrájas-, draft
intransitive verb
- to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it
- to absorb anything as if in drinking
- to drink alcoholic liquor, sometimes specif. as a matter of habit or to excess
noun
- any liquid for drinking; beverage
- alcoholic liquor
- habitual or excessive use of alcoholic liquor
- a portion of liquid drunk or for drinking
drink Idioms
drink deep (of)
to take in a large amount (of) by or as by drinking
drink in
to take in with the senses or the mind, esp. in an eager manner
drink to
to drink in honor of; drink a toast to
the drink
☆Informal any body of water, esp. the ocean
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