drink
12 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of DRINK
1
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to take a liquid into your mouth and swallow it
[no object]
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The baby still drinks from a bottle.
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What would you like to drink?
[+ object]
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We drank orange juice with breakfast.
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I drink lots of water when I'm hiking.
2
a
[no object]
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to drink alcohol
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She drank too much last night and woke up sick this morning.
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I don't drink. [=I never drink alcohol]
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It's not safe to drink and drive.
◊ Someone who drinks like a fish regularly drinks too much alcohol.
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When he was younger he used to drink like a fish.
b
[+ object]
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to put (yourself) into a specified state by drinking alcohol
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see also drink someone under the table at 1table
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She drank herself into a stupor.
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He nearly drank himself to death.
drink in
[phrasal verb]
drink in (something)
or
drink (something) in
:
to stop and look at or listen to something in order to enjoy it fully
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The view is so beautiful. Let's just take a minute to drink it all in.
drink to
[phrasal verb]
drink to (someone or something)
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to speak words that honor or express good wishes for (someone or something) and then take a drink
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to make a toast to (someone)
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We drank to their 30th anniversary. = We drank a toast to their 30th anniversary.
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We drank to their health.
◊ I'll drink to that! means that you agree completely with something that someone has said.
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“It will be the best vacation of our lives.” “I'll drink to that!”
drink up
[phrasal verb]
drink up
or
drink up (something)
or
drink (something) up
:
to drink all of (something)
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They drank up (all) the orange juice.
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Here's a glass of the vineyard's latest wine. Drink up!
— drinking
noun [noncount]-
Drinking is not allowed in the park. [=you are not allowed to drink alcohol in the park]
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a night of heavy drinking
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a drinking buddy/partner
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(US) She has a drinking problem. [=(Brit) drink problem; she regularly drinks too much alcohol]
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The drinking age [=the age at which a person can legally buy and drink alcohol] in the U.S. is 21.
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drink
/ˈdrɪŋk/
noun
plural
drinks
2
drink
/ˈdrɪŋk/
noun
plural
drinks
Britannica Dictionary definition of DRINK
1
:
a liquid that you can drink
:
beverage
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see also soft drink
[count]
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We serve coffee, tea, and other hot drinks.
[noncount]
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Food and drink will be provided.
2
a
[count]
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an alcoholic beverage
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They went to the bar for a few drinks.
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Can I get you another drink?
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He poured himself a stiff drink. [=a strong alcoholic drink]
b
[noncount]
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the habit or practice of drinking a lot of alcohol
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see also demon drink, mixed drink
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It was during this period that she took to drink. [=began drinking lots of alcohol]
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The stress of the job drove him to drink. [=caused him to drink lots of alcohol]
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(Brit) She has a drink problem. [=(US) drinking problem; she regularly drinks too much alcohol]
3
[singular]
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an act of drinking
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He took a long drink from his glass.
4
[count]
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an amount of liquid for drinking
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Give the dog a drink of water.
the drink
old-fashioned
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an area of water (such as a lake or pond)
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The ball rolled down the hill and into the drink.
