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Drink

noun

1.

A single serving of a beverage. "Likes a drink before dinner"

2.

The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess. Synonyms: boozing, crapulence, drinking, drunkenness.

3.

Any liquid suitable for drinking. Synonyms: beverage, drinkable, potable.

4.

Any large deep body of water.

5.

The act of swallowing. Synonyms: deglutition, swallow. "He took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"

verb

(past drank, formerly drunk; past part. drunk, formerly drunken; pres. part. drinking)

1.

Take in liquids. Synonym: imbibe. "The children like to drink soda"

2.

Consume alcohol. Synonyms: booze, fuddle.

3.

Propose a toast to. Synonyms: pledge, salute, toast, wassail. "Let's drink to the New Year"

4.

Be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to. Synonym: drink in.

5.

Drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic. Synonym: tope.

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— A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. VIII (4th edition) • Various

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— The Crater • James Fenimore Cooper

... it is being spent otherwise. She should prefer the man who is visibly active and who keeps his mind and body moving; she should know, as the school boy should know, that the capacity to smoke and drink really proves nothing as regards manhood. Doubtless there is some courage required in learning to smoke, and so much, but it is not much, is to the smoker's credit; but for the rest, smoking and drinking are simply forms of self-indulgence, ...

— Woman and Womanhood - A Search for Principles • C. W. Saleeby

... of people than we were never met together in a dingy kitchen or anywhere else. The Captain ordered a fresh decanter of Madeira, and made all hands, excepting myself, drink a cup to the return of "the prodigal sea-son," as he persisted in ...

— The Story of a Bad Boy • Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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