Liquor definition
Any liquid or juice.
Meat liquor.
noun
An alcoholic drink, esp. one made by distillation, as whiskey or rum.
noun
(pharmacy) A solution of some substance in water.
noun
(informal) To drink or cause to drink alcoholic liquor, esp. to the point of intoxication.
verb
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In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.
noun
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
verb
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An aqueous solution of a nonvolatile substance.
noun
A solution, emulsion, or suspension for industrial use.
noun
To steep (malt, for example).
verb
(slang) To make drunk with alcoholic liquor. Often used with up:
Was all liquored up.
verb
An alcoholic beverage made by distillation rather than by fermentation.
noun
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A rich broth resulting from the prolonged cooking of meat or vegetables, especially greens.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
liquor
Plural:
liquorsOrigin of liquor
- Middle English licour a liquid from Old French from Latin liquor from liquēre to be liquid
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English, from licor, from Anglo-Norman licour, from Latin liquor (“fluidity, liquidness, a fluid, a liquid"), from liquere (“to be fluid or liquid"); see liquid.
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