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drink  (drngk)

v. drank (drngk), drunk (drngk), drink·ing, drinks

v.tr.

1. To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid).

2. To swallow the liquid contents of (a vessel): drank a cup of tea.

3. To take in or soak up; absorb: drank the fresh air; spongy earth that drank up the rain.

4. To take in eagerly through the senses or intellect: drank in the beauty of the day.

5.

a. To give or make (a toast).

b. To toast (a person or an occasion, for example): We'll drink your health.

6. To bring to a specific state by drinking alcoholic liquors: drank our sorrows away.

v.intr.

1. To swallow liquid: drank noisily; drink from a goblet.

2. To imbibe alcoholic liquors: They only drink socially.

3. To salute a person or an occasion with a toast: We will drink to your continued success.

n.

1. A liquid that is fit for drinking; a beverage.

2. An amount of liquid swallowed: took a long drink from the fountain.

3. An alcoholic beverage, such as a cocktail or highball.

4. Excessive or habitual indulgence in alcoholic liquor.

5. Chiefly Southern U.S. See soft drink. See Regional Note at tonic.

6. Slang A body of water; the sea: The hatch cover slid off the boat and into the drink.

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[Middle English drinken, from Old English drincan; see dhreg- in Indo-European roots.]

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drink

Verb

[drinking, drank, drunk]

1. to swallow (a liquid)

2. to consume alcohol, esp. to excess

3. to bring (oneself) into a specified condition by consuming alcohol: he drank himself senseless every night

4. drink someone's health to wish someone health or happiness with a toast

5. drink in to pay close attention to: I drank in what the speaker said

6. drink to to drink a toast to: I drank to their engagement

Noun

1. liquid suitable for drinking

2. a portion of liquid for drinking

3. alcohol, or the habit of drinking too much of it [Old English drincan]

drinkable adj
drinker n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" chaser - a drink to follow immediately after another drink draught, potation, tipple, draft - a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" pledge, toast - a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event libation - (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage eye opener - an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the morning nightcap - an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic hair of the dog - an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover shandy, shandygaff - a drink made of beer and lemonade stirrup cup - a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic sundowner - a drink taken at sundown posset - sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer sillabub, syllabub - spiced hot milk with rum or wine sangaree, sangria - sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water whiskey neat, whisky neat - a drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer; "he ordered a whiskey neat" whiskey on the rocks, whisky on the rocks - whiskey with ice ice-cream float, ice-cream soda, float - a drink with ice cream floating in it milk shake, milkshake, shake - frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream frappe - liqueur poured over shaved ice
	2.	drink - the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" boozing, crapulence, drinking, drunkenness intemperateness, intemperance - consumption of alcoholic drinks drinking bout - a long period of drinking
	3.	drink - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" beverage, drinkable, potable food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue milk - a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings wish-wash - any thin watery drink potion - a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" hydromel - honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented oenomel - wine mixed with honey near beer - drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol ginger beer - carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger mixer - club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol cooler - an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice refresher - a drink that refreshes; "he stopped at the bar for a quick refresher" smoothie - a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk fizz - an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic) cider, cyder - a beverage made from juice pressed from apples chocolate, cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate - a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot fruit crush, fruit juice - drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit ade, fruit drink - a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice mate - South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate soft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) coffee, java - a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee" tea - a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink" tea-like drink - a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves drinking water - water suitable for drinking liquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
	4.	drink - any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
	5.	drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" deglutition, swallow consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) aerophagia - swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence) gulp, swig, draught, draft - a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" sip - a small drink
Verb	1.	drink - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" imbibe ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" swill down, swill - drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink) suck - draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast" guggle, gurgle - drink from a flask with a gurgling sound sip - drink in sips; "She was sipping her tea" guzzle - drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka" lap up, lick, lap - take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" drain the cup, drink up - drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming" gulp, quaff, swig - to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, pour down, toss off, pop, kill - drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, pour down, toss off, pop, kill - drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" drain the cup, drink up - drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming"
	2.	drink - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" booze, fuddle ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" tank - consume excessive amounts of alcohol port - drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner" claret - drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight" bar hop, pub-crawl - go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham" bib, tipple - drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac" tope, drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" hit it up, inebriate, souse, soak - become drunk or drink excessively wine - drink wine hold, carry - drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
	3.	drink - propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" salute, toast, wassail, pledge give - propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" honor, honour, reward - bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"
	4.	drink - be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage" drink in engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
	5.	drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" tope habituate, use - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"

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drink

verb 1. swallow, drain, sip, suck, gulp, sup, swig (informal) swill, guzzle, imbibe, quaff, partake of, toss off

verb 2. booze, (informal) tipple, tope, hit the bottle (informal) bevvy (dialect) bend the elbow (informal) go on a binge or bender (informal)

noun 3. glass, cup, swallow, sip, draught, gulp, swig (informal) taste, tipple, snifter (informal) noggin

noun 4. beverage, refreshment, potion, liquid, thirst quencher

noun 5. alcohol, booze (informal) liquor, spirits, the bottle (informal) Dutch courage, hooch or hootch (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad.

drink something in

1. absorb, take in, digest, pay attention to, soak up, devour, assimilate, be fascinated by, imbibe

drink to something

1. toast, salute, pledge the health of >> the drink (Informal) the sea, the main, the deep, the ocean, the briny (informal)

Translations

drink [drɪŋk] n → bebida

vt, vi [pt drank, pp drunk] → beber, tomar (LAM);

to have a drink → tomar algo; tomar una copa or un trago;

a drink of water → un trago de agua;

to invite sb for drinks → invitar a algn a tomar unas copas;

there's food and drink in the kitchen → hay de comer y de beber en la cocina;

would you like something to drink? → ¿quieres beber or tomar algo?

drink in vt [person] [+ fresh air]; respirar: [+ story, sight]; beberse

drink [drɪŋk] n → boisson f;

(alcoholic) → verre m

vt, vi [drank , pt , drunk , pp ] [dræŋk, drʌŋk] → boire;

to have a drink → boire quelque chose, boire un verre;

a drink of water → un verre d'eau;

would you like a drink? → tu veux boire quelque chose?;

we had drinks before lunch → on a pris l'apéritif

drink in vt [+ fresh air] → inspirer profondément [+ story]; avaler, ne pas perdre une miette de [+ sight]; se remplir la vue de

drink [drɪŋk] [drank , pt , drunk , pp ] n → Getränk nt;

(alcoholic) → Glas nt, Drink m;

(sip) → Schluck m

vt, vi → trinken;

to have a drink → etwas trinken;

a drink of water → etwas Wasser;

we had drinks before lunch → vor dem Mittagessen gab es einen Drink;

would you like something to drink? → möchten Sie etwas trinken?

drink in drink vt (fresh air) → einatmen, einsaugen;

(story, sight) → (begierig) in sich aufnehmen

drink [drɪŋk] n → bevanda, bibita

vt, vi [pt drank, pp drunk] [dræŋk, drʌŋk] → bere;

to have a drink → bere qualcosa;

a drink of water → un bicchier d'acqua;

would you like something to drink? → vuole qualcosa da bere?;

we had drinks before lunch → abbiamo preso l'aperitivo

drink in vt [person] [+ fresh air]; aspirare: [+ story]; ascoltare avidamente: [+ sight]; ammirare, bersi con gli occhi

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drink

v drink [driŋk]

1 to swallow (a liquid) She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle. drink يَشْرَب пия pít drikke trinken πίνω beber, tomar jooma نوشیدن juoda boire לִשתוֹת पीना, पान करना piti iszik minum drekka bere 飲む 마시다 (iš)gerti []dzert minum drinken drikke pić beber a bea пить piť piti piti dricka ดื่ม içmek 喝 пити پینا uống 喝

2 to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity. drink, suip يَشْرَبُ الكُحول пия pít drikke trinken πίνω αλκοολούχο ποτό beber napsitama مشروب الکلی خوردن ryypätä boire לְהִשתָכֵּר मदिरा-पान करना piti alkohol italozik minum minuman keras drekka bere 酒を飲む 술을 과하게 마시다 gerti dzert; žūpot minum minuman keras drinken drikke (alkohol) pić beber muito a bea выпивать piť popivati piti dricka, supa ดื่ม (içki) içmek 喝酒，酗酒 пити شراب نوشی کرنا uống rượu 喝酒，酗酒

n

1 (an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink. drankie مَشْروب пиене nápoj, pití slurk; drik der Schluck, das Getränk ποτό bebida sõõm, jook نوشیدنی juoma boisson שְׁתִייָה पेय या शरबत piće, napitak ital minuman drykkur bevanda, bibita 飲み物 음료 gėrimas izdzert glāzi ūdens minuman drank, het drinken drikk(e) napój bebida băutură глоток; напиток pitie, nápoj pitje; pijača piće klunk, svälj, dryck เครื่องดื่ม içecek; içme 飲料 питво, напій پینے کا عمل đồ uống 饮料

2 (a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house? drankie مَشْروب كُحولي питие sklenička drink der Drink ποτό, αλκοόλ bebida, copa drink, alkohol مشروب الکلی drinkki, alkoholi verre, alcool מַשׁקֶה शराब piće szeszes ital minuman keras drykkur; glas af áfengi bicchiere, drink 酒類 술 alkoholinis gėrimas glāzīte alkoholiska dzēriena minuman keras drank drink trunek bebida păhărel, băutură стаканчик;спиртное pohárik kozarček (pijače) alkohol drink, sup, glas, spritdryck[] เหล้า alkollü içki (蒸餾)酒 склянка شراب کا جام rượu （蒸馏）酒

drink in

to take in eagerly They listened eagerly, drinking in every detail. opneem يُصغي بِشَغَف попивам vpíjet se suge til sig aufsaugen δίνω μεγάλη προσοχή apreciar, empaparse de ahmima با اشتیاق پذیرفتن ahmia avaler לִבלוֹעַ בְּצָמַא इंन्द्रियों द्वारा ग्रहण करना upijati, pozorno slušati issza vki szavait menerima dengan gembira drekka í sig ascoltare con interesse 吸収する 귀를 기울이다, 열중하다 traukti į save, įsiminti uzņemt; uztvert (iespaidus u.tml.) menerima dengan gembira in zich opnemen suge inn, sluke wchłaniać assimilar a sorbi впитывать hltať požirati upijati insupa ฟังอย่างตั้งใจ içine sindirmek 陶醉於 всмоктувати توجہ اور اشتیاق سے سننا nghe say sưa 陶醉于

drink to / drink (to) the health of

to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom. drink op يَشْرَبُ نَخْبَ، يَشْرَبُ لِصِحَّةِ فُلان пия за pít na, připít skåle auf jemands Wohl trinken πίνω στην υγειά brindar (por), a la beber salud (de) (kellegi) terviseks jooma به افتخار کسی یا چیزی نوشیدن juoda jonkun malja boire à (la santé de) לִשְתוֹת לְחָיֵי- शुभकामनाएं करना nazdravljati, piti u nečije ime vkinek az egészségére iszik menyulang lyfta glasi og skála bere alla salute di ～に乾杯する išgerti už ką/į kieno nors sveikatą uzdzert uz kāda veselību mengucapkan selamat drinken op drikke en skål for, løfte glasset og skåle pić za (kogoś), pić (czyjeś) zdrowie brindar a bea pentru/în sănătatea пить за здоровье pripiť nazdraviti piti za skåla för ดื่มอวยพร şerefine içmek 敬酒 пити за чиєсь здоров'я جام صحت یا خیر سگالی nâng cốc chúc mừng sức khỏe 敬酒

drink up

to finish by drinking Drink up your milk! drink op يَشْرَبُ كلَّ الكَأْس изпивам dopít, vypít drikke op austrinken πίνω μέχρι την τελευταία σταγόνα bebérselo todo ära jooma تا ته نوشیدن juoda loppuun vider son verre לִשתוֹת הַכֹּל पी कर खत्म करना ispiti az utolsó cseppig üríti (a poharat) menghabiskan drekka í botn, klára úr glasinu bere fino in fondo, vuotare 飲みほす 다 마시다 išgerti izdzert habiskan opdrinken drikke ut/opp wypić acabar de beber a bea până la fund допивать vypiť popiti popiti do kraja dricka upp ดื่มให้หมด içip bitirmek 喝盡，乾杯 допивати پی کر خالی کر دینا uống cạn 喝尽，干杯