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drink Definition

drink (driŋk)

transitive verb drank, drunk or Informaldrank, drink·ing

  1. to take (liquid) into the mouth and swallow it
  2. to absorb (liquid or moisture)
  3. to swallow the contents of
  4. to propose or take part in (a toast)
  5. to bring (oneself) into a specified condition by drinking
  6. 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

  1. to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it
  2. to absorb anything as if in drinking
  3. to drink alcoholic liquor, sometimes specif. as a matter of habit or to excess

noun

  1. any liquid for drinking; beverage
  2. alcoholic liquor
  3. habitual or excessive use of alcoholic liquor
  4. 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

drink Synonyms

drink

n.

  1. A liquid for drinking, or a portion of this

    beverage, sip, gulp, potion, potable, libation, drop, bottle, glass, toast, belt, refreshment, thirst quencher, draft, potation, drinkable, liquid, quaff, brew, tonic, tall drink, long drink, shot, jigger, dram, double, bumper, stirrup cup, swig*, slug*, nip*, swill*, drag*, spot*; see also sense 2.

  2. An alcoholic beverage

    liquor, alcohol, spirits, cocktail, mixed drink, highball, aperitif, hard liquor, intoxicant, strong drink, ardent spirits, aqua vitae, schnapps, punch, booze*, the bottle*, the sauce*, hard stuff*, hooch*, juice*, rotgut*, moonshine*, John Barleycorn*, firewater*, poison*, bracer*, chaser*, short one*, stiff one*, snort*, snifter*, quickie*, jolt*, nightcap*, one for the road*, eye-opener*, pick-me-up*, hair of the dog*, three fingers*, the cup that cheers*, Mickey Finn*; see also sense 1. see also beer, brandy, cocktail, gin, whiskey, wine.

    Alcoholic beverages include: beer, wine, whiskey, Scotch, rye, bourbon, Irish whiskey, gin, vodka, rum, Demon Rum*, brandy, Cognac, liqueur, cordial, Champagne, bubbly*, ale, stout, grog, hot toddy, sake, ouzo, arrack, absinthe, Pernod (trademark), tequila, pulque, slivovitz, sangria, Southern Comfort, mead, flip, boilermaker*;

  3. A nonalcoholic beverage].

    Nonalcoholic beverages include: water, soda water, soft drink, sarsaparilla, mineral water, carbonated water, sparkling water, seltzer, club soda, cola, Coke (trademark), ginger ale, root beer, pop, soda pop, tonic, quinine, Perrier, Vichy water, coffee, tea, cocoa, hot chocolate, chocolate milk, milkshake, frappe, malted milk, shake, smoothie, frosted, lemonade, orangeade, punch, ice-cream soda, bottled drink, orange juice, tomato juice, grapefruit juice, etc.; mixer, Shirley Temple, chaser;

drink Synonyms

drink

v.

  1. To swallow liquid

    gulp, take, sip, quaff, take a draft, suck, guzzle, swig, swill, slake (one's) thirst, imbibe, swallow, absorb, wash down, lap up, toss off, wet one's whistle*, moisten the tonsils*, slurp*, gargle*, inhale*, down*; see also swallow.

  2. To consume alcoholic liquor

    tipple, swill, swig, carouse, dissipate, get drunk, booze*, take a drop*, take a nip*, wet one's whistle*, belt down*, down*, chug-a-lug*, knock back*, grease the gills*, soak*, liquor up*, hit the bottle*, drain the cup*, tie one on*, tank up*, bend the elbow*, go on a drunk, go on a binge, go on a spree, go on a bender*, cheer the inner man*.

drink Usage Examples

Object

  • alcohol: In private premises, children are allowed to drink alcohol, provided they are aged 5 or above.
  • beer: I don't drink beer, just a nice glass of Chilean red.
  • tea: You can't sit around and drink tea all day anymore.
  • pint: I'll give $ 500 American dollars to anybody in here who can drink 10 pints of Guinness back-to-back.
  • wine: He must not drink any wine or strong drink.
  • coffee: No hanging about in waiting rooms, drinking awful coffee either.

Converse of object

  • consume: Will children aged under 16 be allowed to buy and consume soft drinks in any premises?

Adjective modifier

  • alcoholic: I was the first person to bring an alcoholic drink into the house; I was 21.
  • soft: Price includes a soft drink or glass of wine.
  • fizzy: Try not to drink fizzy drinks for too long a period to help protect your teeth.
  • hot: White rings left from either a hot drink or a wet glass should be attended to right away.
  • non-alcoholic: Each ferry also has a bar serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and a snack and food bar.
  • complimentary: Cycle storage Dry Clothes and Boots option on request Complimentary hot drinks and biscuits on arrival All rooms ensuite.

Modifies a noun

  • can: Members can be very lax in their habits and we usually have to clear up drinks cans and other rubbish.
  • driving: Binge drinking and drink driving are still serious issues but a little social drinking to boost those RDA's is the way to go.
  • reception: Drinks Receptions Whilst photographs are being taken, is an ideal time to serve drinks to your guests.

Noun used with modifier

  • pre-dinner: The bar is also lovely to have your coffee or for a pre-dinner drink - they specialize in single malts.
  • binge: To binge drink quot drawing its of electromagnetic waves.
  • celebratory: After one evening's victory over Swindon Town I think, They popped into the Black Boy for a celebratory drink.

Preposition: in

  • moderation: I happen to like a lifestyle where I eat meat, take regular exercise, don't smoke and drink in moderation.
drink Quotes

The man that gets drunk is little else than a fool, And is in the habit, no doubt, of advocating for Home Rule; But the best Home Rule for him, as far as I can understand, Is the abolition of strong drink from the land.

—McGonagall,William

I revere the memory of Mr F. as an estimable man and most indulgent husband, only necessary to mention Asparagus and it appeared or to hint at any little delicate thing to drink and itcame likemagic ina pint bottleit was not ecstasy but it was comfort.

—Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam

   The Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said,Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying,This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

—Bible (NewTestament)

I beg you listen to this adviceö When you get wine, be sure to drink it.

—T'ao Ch'ien

A certain sort of friendship soon arose between the Fans and me.We each recognized that we belonged to that same section of thehumanrace with whom it isbetter to drink than to fight.We knew we would each have killed the other, if sufficient inducement were offered, and so we took a certain amount of care that the inducement should not arise.

—Kingsley, Mary Henrietta

I distrust a man that says when. If he's got to be careful not to drink too much it's because he's not to be trusted when he does.

—Hammett, (Samuel) Dashiell

   And now the curse has come upon us, because I have personally met in the streets of Ireland persons who are clearly out of Synge's plays. They talk and dress like that, and damn the drink they'll swally but the mug of porter in the long nights after Samhain.

—Cruise

Drink a health to the wonders of the western world, the pirates, preachers, poteen-makers, with the jobbing jockies; parching peelers, and the juries fill their stomachs selling judgments of the English law.

—Synge,John Millington

I'm going to visit every country in the world, eat all the food of the world, drink all the drink of the worldöand, I hope, make love to every woman in the world. Then I might get a good night's sleep.

—Keenan, Brian

Drink and dance and laugh and lie, Love, the reeling midnight through, For tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do). See Bible121:16.

—Parker, Dorothy ne¤  e Rothschild

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.

—Pope, Alexander

Even though a number of people have tried, no one has yet found a way to drink for a living.

—Kerr,Jean ne¤  e  Collins

Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why: Drink! for you know not why you go nor where.

—Fitzgerald, Edward

The departed was a 'Roman', and the majority of the town were otherwiseöbut unionism is stronger than creed. Drink, however, is stronger than unionism; and, whenthehearse presentlyarrived, morethantwo-thirds of the funeral were unable to follow.

—Lawson, Henry Hertzberg

I cannot rest from travel: I will drink Life to the lees: all times I have enjoyed Greatly, have suffered greatly, both with those That loved me, and alone; on shore, and when Through scudding drifts the rainy Hyades Vext the dim sea: I am become a name; For always roaming with a hungry heart Much have I seen and known; cities of men And manners, climates, council, governments, Myself not least, but honoured of them all; And drunk delight of battle with my peers, Far on the ringing plains of windyTroy. I am part of all that I have met; Yet all experience is an arch wherethrough Gleams that untravelled world, whose margin fades For ever and for ever when I move. How dull it is to pause, to make an end, To rust unburnished, not to shine in use! As though to breathe were life.

—Tennyson

Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, When once it is within thee.

—Herbert, George

We drink one another's healths, and spoil our own.

—Jerome,Jerome K(lapka)

A man takes a drink, a drink takes another, and the drink takes the man.

—Lewis, (Harry) Sinclair

   The Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was shed for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life: Drink this in remembrance that Christ's Blood was shed for thee, and be thankful.

—Book of Common Prayer

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

—Bible (Old Testament)

Drink to me, only, with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine.

—Jonson, Ben

Inside this Hollywood playboy is a someway decent actor waiting for a chance to prove it. But, since Hollywood will never give me that chance, I drink to

—Fo, Dario

And whosoever shallgiveto drinkunto one of theselittle ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

—Bible (NewTestament)

   Boire sans soif et faire l'amour en tout temps, Madame, il n'y a que  c° a qui nous distingue des autres be"  tes. We drink when we are not thirstyand make love at any time, Madam. These are the only things which distinguish us from other animals.

—Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de

The dripping blood our only drink, The bloody flesh our only food: In spite of which we like to think That we are sound, substantial flesh and bloodö Again, in spite of that, we call this Friday good. 308

—Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

Iwas inlove with a beautiful blonde once, dear. She drove me to drink. That's the one thing I'm indebted to her for.

—Fields,W C originally  William Claude Dukenfield

   Eat, drink, and love; the rest's not worth a fillip.

—Rochdale

Fill all the glasses there, for why Should every creature drink but I, Why, man of morals, tell me why?

—Cowley, Abraham

Nothing is so musical as the sound of pouring bourbon for the first drink on a Sunday morning. Not Bach or Schubert or any of those masters.

—McCullers, (Lula) Carson ne¤  e Smith

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

—Bible (Old Testament)

I distrust camels and anyone else who can go a week without a drink.

—Lewis,Joe E

No animal ever invented anything so bad as drunkennessöor so good as drink.

—Chesterton, G(ilbert) K(eith)

There are two things that will be believed of any man whatsoever, and one of them is that he has taken to drink.

—Tarkington, (Newton) Booth

I am, dear Prue, a little in drink, but at all times your faithful husband,

—Stein, Gertrude

Let others drink thee freely; and desire Thee and their lips espous'd; while I admire, And love thee; but not taste thee. Let my Muse Fail of thy former helps; and only use Her inadult'rate strength: what's done by me Hereafter, shall smell of the lamp, not thee.

—Herrick, Robert

What advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die. See Parker 638:61.

—Bible (NewTestament)

And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

—Bible (Old Testament)

Love is not all; it is not meat nor drink.

—Millay, Edna St Vincent

This world's no blot for us Nor blank; it means intensely, and means good: To find its meaning is my meat and drink.

—Browning, Robert

Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. The very deep did rot: O Christ! That ever this should be! Yes, slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea.

—Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

Nunc est bibendum! Now is the time to drink!

—Horace full name  Quintus Horatius Flaccus   65

One more drink and I'd have been under the host.

—Parker, Dorothy ne¤  e Rothschild

I've made it a rule never to drink by daylight and never to refuse a drink after dark.

—Mencken, H(enry) L(ouis)

I spent $3m on drink and $3m on gambling, but I wasted the rest.

—Daly,John

I am willing to taste any drink once.

—Cabell,James Branch

They never taste who always drink; Theyalways talk who never think.

—Prior, Matthew

O, for a draught of vintage! that hath been Cooled a long age in the deep-delved earth, Tasting of Flora and the country green, Dance, and Proven c° al song, and sunburnt mirth! O for a beaker full of the warm South, Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, And purple-stained mouth; That I might drink, and leave the world unseen, And with thee fade away into the forest dim.

—Keats,John

The more you drink, the more you crave.

—Pope, Alexander

Thy rebukehath brokenmy heart;Iam full of heaviness: I looked for some to have pity on me, but there was no man, neither found I any to comfort me. They gave me gall to eat: and when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink.

—Book of Common Prayer

Nothing†makes a more fanatical official than a Latin. Organization is alien to their natures, but once they get the taste for it they take to it like drink.

—Hazzard, Shirley

   I cannot eat but little meat, My stomach is not good; But sure I think that I can drink With him that wears a hood.

—Anonymous

'I think this calls for a drink' has long been one of our national slogans.

—Thurber,James Grover

March is the month that God designed to show those who don't drink what a hangover is like.

—Keillor, (Gary Edward) Garrison

Seg u¤ n un yanqui que debe ser todo un derrochador, es Cuba donde mejor se come siempre y se bebe. According to a gringo who must be a true spendthrift, Cuba is always the best place to eat and to drink.

—Guille¤  n, Nicola¤  s

: Say, is it too early for a drink? : What's early about it? It's tomorrow in Europe and yesterday in China.

—Gordon, Ruth

Man wants but little drink below, But wants that little strong.

—Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Thetrouble isthat we drink toomuchtea.I see inthisthe slow revenge of the Orient, which has diverted the Yellow River down our throats.

—Priestley,J(ohn) B(oynton)

Gigantic daughter of the West, We drink to thee across the flood, We know thee most, we love thee best, For art thou not of British blood?

—Tennyson

By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders, there is little else about him worth knowing.

—Marquis, Don(ald Robert Perry)

Whene'er to drink you are inclin'd, Or cutty sarks run in your mind, Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dearö 172 RememberTam o' Shanter's mare.

—Burns, Robert

'Orses and dorgs is some men's fancy. They're wittles and drink to meölodging, wife, and childrenö reading, writing and 'rithmeticösnuff, tobacker, and sleep.

—Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam

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