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drink

/dɹˈɪŋk/noun, verb1 syllable

Drink means: the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.

Synonyms for drink19

noun, as in the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence

noun, as in any liquid suitable for drinking

beverage, drinkable, potable

noun, as in the act of swallowing

swallow, deglutition

verb, as in consume alcohol

hit the bottle, booze, fuddle, tope

verb, as in propose a toast to

toast, pledge, salute, wassail

verb, as in drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic

tope, hit the bottle, booze, fuddle

verb, as in take in liquids

imbibe

verb, as in be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to

drink in

What does drink mean?10

noun

1

the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess“drink was his downfall”

2

any liquid suitable for drinking“may I take your beverage order?”

3

the act of swallowing“one swallow of the liquid was enough”

4

a single serving of a beverage“I asked for a hot drink”

5

any large deep body of water“he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued”

verb

1

consume alcohol“We were up drinking all night”

2

propose a toast to“Let us toast the birthday girl!”

3

drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic“The husband drinks and beats his wife”

4

take in liquids“The patient must drink several liters each day”

5

be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to“The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with drink?17

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Drink in a sentence

  • You should have enough sense not to drink, at least during your illness.jakov
  • When you drink soup, don't make any slurping sound.Luornu
  • To make matters worse, he began to drink sake.orcrist
  • On this occasion, we should drink a toast.unknown
  • I taste, eat and drink with my mouth.unknown
  • Where the drink goes in, there the wit goes out.unknown
  • In the first place, we must be careful about what we eat and drink.CK
  • The more you drink, the less careful you will be.auxitt

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of drink

as a noun

plural
drinks

as a verb

past tense
drank
past participle
drunk
present participle
drinking
third-person singular
drinks