liquor
liquor definition
liquor (lik′ər)
noun
- any liquid or juice meat liquor
- an alcoholic drink, esp. one made by distillation, as whiskey or rum
- Pharmacy a solution of some substance in water
Etymology: altered (infl. by L) < ME licour < OFr licor < L liquor, akin to liquere: see liquid
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Informal to drink or cause to drink alcoholic liquor, esp. to the point of intoxication: now usually with up
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