Sekirov Dictionary

drink

/ˈdɹɪŋk/

noun 10
verb 10
forms 13
phrases 16

noun10

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a liquid, such as water, milk or juice, that people take in through the mouth
- What kind of drink would you like? We have soft drinks and hard drinks.
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Drinks in general; something to drink.
- For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink — 1611
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A type of beverage (usually mixed).
- My favourite drink is the White Russian.
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Alcoholic beverages in general.
- By the late twenties father has died of drink and his wife is left to raise their two sons. — 1979
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A (served) alcoholic beverage.
- Can I buy you a drink?
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A standard drink.
- A drink of wine is about 5 ounces
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The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.
- He was about to take a drink from his root beer.
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(informal) Any body of water.
- If he doesn't pay off the mafia, he’ll wear cement shoes to the bottom of the drink!
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(informal) Amount.
- He [a sea-serpent] was giant, massive. A huge drink of man-eater. But even now, you know, I could take him. — 2004
(Australia, figurative) A downpour; a cloudburst; a rainstorm; a deluge; a lot of rain.

verb10

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To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
- He drank the water I gave him.
- You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
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To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
- Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.
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To consume alcoholic beverages.
- You've been drinking, haven't you?
- No thanks, I don't drink.
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To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
- Let the purple violets drink the stream. — 1697
Used in phrasal verbs: drink down, drink in, drink off, drink out, drink to, drink up.
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To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
- My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words / Of that tongue's utterance. — 1591
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(no longer used) To toast (someone or something) with a drink, honour; to wish well (see drink to).
- Drink to lofty hopes that cool — Visions of a perfect State : Drink we, last, the public fool, Frantic love and frantic hate. — 1842
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(no longer used) To express one's desire for the accomplishment of a toast, sentiment or event, to wish, hope (for), forward (especially as 'to drink the health (of someone)').
- At the same time were great Acclamations & they drunk Damnation to Dʳ. Sacheverell, Mʳ Tilly, and all the Dʳˢ friends. — 1710
(no longer used) [with to ‘someone or something’]
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(no longer used) To smoke, as tobacco.
- And some men now live ninety yeeres and past, Who never dranke tobacco first nor last. — 1630

forms

drunk · drunked · drank · drinked · drunkest · dranken · drinken · drunken · ydronke · drinking · drinketh · drinks · drinkest

Phrases with drink

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