drink
noun
1. a single serving of a beverage
- I asked for a hot drink
- likes a drink before dinner
Definition categories: food, helping, portion, serving
2. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
- drink was his downfall
Similar word(s): boozing, crapulence, drinking, drunkenness
Definition categories: act, intemperance, intemperateness
3. any liquid suitable for drinking
Similar word(s): beverage, drinkable, potable
Definition categories: food, nutrient, liquid
4. any large deep body of water
- he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued
Definition categories: object, water
5. the act of swallowing
- he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips
Similar word(s): deglutition, swallow
Definition categories: act, consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
Sentences with drink as a noun:
- I’d like another drink please.
- Can I buy you a drink?
- He was about to take a drink from his root beer.
- My favourite drink is the White Russian.
- If he doesn't pay off the mafia, he’ll wear cement shoes to the bottom of the drink!
verb
1. take in liquids
- The patient must drink several liters each day
- The children like to drink soda
Similar word(s): imbibe
Definition categories: consumption, consume, have, ingest, take
2. consume alcohol
- We were up drinking all night
Similar word(s): booze, fuddle
Definition categories: consumption, consume, have, ingest, take
3. propose a toast to
- Let's drink to the New Year
Similar word(s): pledge, salute, toast, wassail
Definition categories: consumption, honor, honour, reward
4. be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to
- The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage
Definition categories: cognition, absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, steep
5. drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic
- The husband drinks and beats his wife
Similar word(s): tope
Definition categories: consumption, consume, squander, ware, waste
Sentences with drink as a verb:
- You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
- You've been drinking, haven't you?
- No thanks, I don't drink.