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cocktail

UK /ˈkɒk.teɪl/US /ˈkɑk.teɪl/

noun 5
verb 2
adjective 1
forms 5
phrases 2

noun5

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a drink that brings together strong alcohol and other drinks such as juice in one glass
- They visited a bar noted for its wide range of cocktails.
•
(figurative) A mixture of other substances or things.
- Scientists found a cocktail of pollutants in the river downstream from the chemical factory.
- a cocktail of illegal drugs
A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
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A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.
- A “cock-tail” is a horse not purely bred, but with only one-eighth or one-sixteenth impure blood in his veins — 1868
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(slang, old-fashioned) A mean, half-hearted fellow.
- It was in the second affair that poor little Barney showed he was a cocktail. — 1854

verb2

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To treat (a person) to cocktails.
- He dined and cocktailed her at the most exclusive bars and restaurants.
To adulterate (fuel, etc.) by mixing in other substances.

adjective1

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(no longer used) Ostentatiously lacking in manners.
- It looks very cocktail to be seen riding through the streets of London in a scarlet coat — 1830

forms

cocktailed · cocktailing · cocktails · more cocktail · most cocktail

Phrases with cocktail

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