drink

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• COUNT in NET: 321 in 285 verses (in OT : 258 in 230 verses) (in NT : 63 in 55 verses)

OXFORD DICTIONARY

drink, v. & n.
--v. (past drank; past part. drunk)
1 a tr. swallow (a liquid). b tr. swallow the liquid contents of (a vessel). c intr. swallow liquid, take draughts (drank from the stream).
2 intr. take alcohol, esp. to excess (I have heard that he drinks).
3 tr. (of a plant, porous material, etc.) absorb (moisture).
4 refl. bring (oneself etc.) to a specified condition by drinking (drank himself into a stupor).
5 tr. (usu. foll. by away) spend (wages etc.) on drink (drank away the money).
6 tr. wish (a person's good health, luck, etc.) by drinking (drank his health).
--n.
1 a a liquid for drinking (milk is a sustaining drink). b a draught or specified amount of this (had a drink of milk).
2 a alcoholic liquor (got the drink in for Christmas). b a portion, glass, etc. of this (have a drink). c excessive indulgence in alcohol (drink is his vice).
3 (as the drink) colloq. the sea.

Idiom

drink deep take a large draught or draughts. drink-driver a person who drives a vehicle with an excess of alcohol in the blood. drink-driving the act or an instance of this. drink in listen to closely or eagerly (drank in his every word). drinking-song a song sung while drinking, usu. concerning drink. drinking-up time Brit. a short period legally allowed for finishing drinks bought before closing time in a public house. drinking-water water pure enough for drinking. drink off drink the whole (contents) of at once. drink to toast; wish success to. drink a person under the table remain sober longer than one's drinking companion. drink up drink the whole of; empty. in drink drunk. strong drink alcohol, esp. spirits.

Derivative

drinkable adj. drinker n.

Etymology

OE drincan (v.), drinc(a) (n.) f. Gmc

THESAURUS

drink

BS, Bronx cocktail, Bull Shot, Cuba Libre, Dubonnet cocktail, Green Dragon, Guggenheim, Harvey Wallbanger, Irish coffee, John Barleycorn, Mai-Tai, Manhattan, Mickey, Mickey Finn, Rob Roy, Sazerac, absorb, ade, adsorb, alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, ambrosia, aperitif, aqua vitae, ardent spirits, assimilate, beef tea, belt, beverage, bib, big drink, birch beer, bishop, blood, blot, blot up, blue, blue water, booze, bouillon, bowle, brandy Alexander, brandy and soda, brandy smash, brew, brine, briny, bumper, buttered rum, buttermilk, carouse, celebrate, champagne cocktail, chaser, chemisorb, chemosorb, chicory, chocolate milk, chug-a-lug, church parade, cider, cobbler, cocktail, cocoa, coffee, coffee royale, cola, collins, cooler, deep, devour, digest, doch-an-dorrach, draft, drag, drain, drain the cup, dram, draught, draw, drench, drink bottoms-up, drink deep, drink hard, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, drinkable, drop, dry martini, eat, egg cream, eggnog, engorge, engross, engulf, espresso, eye-opener, filter in, finger, firewater, fizz, flip, fluid, fluid extract, fluid mechanics, follow strong drink, frappe, frosted, frosted shake, fruit juice, gargle, gimlet, gin and tonic, gin fizz, ginger ale, ginger beer, glass, gobble, grape juice, grapefruit juice, grasshopper, grog, gulp, gulp down, guzzle, hard liquor, hard stuff, high sea, high seas, highball, hooch, hot buttered rum, hot toddy, hydraulics, hydrogeology, hydrosphere, ice-cream soda, iced coffee, iced tea, imbibe, indulge, inebriant, infiltrate, ingest, ingurgitate, intoxicant, intoxicating liquor, jigger, jolt, juice, julep, knock back, knockout drops, koumiss, lap, lap up, latex, lemonade, libation, limeade, liquid, liquid extract, liquor, little brown jug, main, main sea, malt, martini, milk, mineral water, mint julep, mixed drink, mocha, nectar, negus, nightcap, nip, ocean, ocean depths, ocean main, ocean sea, old-fashioned, orangeade, osmose, parting cup, peg, percolate in, phosphate, pint, pledge, pop, portion, posset, potable, potation, potion, pousse-cafe, pub-crawl, pull, punch, punch bowl, purl, quaff, rickey, root beer, root beer float, round, round of drinks, rum, rum punch, salt sea, salt water, salute, sangria, sap, schnapps, schooner, screwdriver, sea, seep in, seltzer, semiliquid, shake, shot, sidecar, sip, sling, slosh, slug, slurp, slurp up, smash, snifter, snort, soak, soak in, soak up, social lubricant, soda, soda pop, soda water, soft drink, sorb, sour, spirits, sponge, spot, spring water, stirrup cup, strong drink, strong waters, suck, suck in, suckle, sundowner, sup, swallow, swig, swill, swill down, swill up, take in, take up, taste, tea, thalassa, the Demon Rum, the bottle, the bounding main, the brine, the briny, the briny deep, the cup, the deep, the deep sea, the flowing bowl, the luscious liquor, the ruddy cup, the seven seas, the vasty deep, tide, tipple, tisane, toast, toddy, tonic, tope, toss, toss down, toss off, tot, toxicant, wash, wash down, wassail, water, water of life, wee doch-an-dorrach, wet, whey, wolf down

ROGET THESAURUS

drink

Drunkenness

N drunkenness, intemperance, drinking, inebriety, inebriation, ebriety, ebriosity, insobriety, intoxication, temulency, bibacity, wine bibbing, comtation, potation, deep potations, bacchanals, bacchanalia, libations, bender, oinomania, dipsomania, delirium tremens, alcohol, alcoholism, mania a potu, drink, alcoholic drinks, blue ruin, grog, port wine, punch, punch bowl, cup, rosy wine, flowing bowl, drop, drop too much, dram, beer, aguardiente, apple brandy, applejack, brandy, brandy smash, chain lightning, champagne, cocktail, gin, ginsling, highball, peg, rum, rye, schnapps, sherry, sling, uisquebaugh, usquebaugh, whisky, xeres, drunkard, sot, toper, tippler, bibber, wine-bibber, lush, hard drinker, gin drinker, dram drinker, soaker, sponge, tun, love pot, toss pot, thirsty soul, reveler, carouser, Bacchanal, Bacchanalian, Bacchal, Bacchante, devotee to Bacchus, bum, guzzler, tavern haunter, drunk, tipsy, intoxicated, inebrious, inebriate, inebriated, in one's cups, in a state of intoxication, temulent, temulentive, bombed, smashed, fuddled, mellow, cut, boozy, fou, fresh, merry, elevated, flustered, disguised, groggy, beery, top-heavy, potvaliant, glorious, potulent, squiffy, overcome, overtaken, whittled, screwed, tight, primed, corned, raddled, sewed up, lushy, nappy, muddled, muzzy, obfuscated, maudlin, crapulous, dead drunk, woozy, buzzed, flush, flushed, inter pocula, in liquor, the worse for liquor, having had a drop too much, half seas over, three sheets in the wind, three sheets to the wind, under the table, drunk as a lord, drunk as a skunk, drunk as a piper, drunk as a fiddler, drunk as Chloe, drunk as an owl, drunk as David's sow, drunk as a wheelbarrow, drunken, bibacious, sottish, given to drink, addicted to drink, addicted to the bottle, toping, nunc est bibendum, Bacchus ever fair and young, drink down all unkindness, O that men should put an enemy in their mouths to.

VB get drunk, be drunk, see double, take a drop too much, take a glass too much, drink, tipple, tope, booze, bouse, guzzle, swill, soak, sot, bum, besot, have a jag on, have a buzz on, lush, bib, swig, carouse, sacrifice at the shrine of Bacchus, take to drinking, drink hard, drink deep, drink like a fish, have one's swill, drain the cup, splice the main brace, take a hair of the dog that bit you, liquor, liquor up, wet one's whistle, take a whet, crack a bottle, pass the bottle, toss off, go to the alehouse, go to the public house, make one drunk, inebriate, fuddle, befuddle, fuzzle, get into one's head.

Reception

VB give entrance to, give admittance to, give the entree, introduce, intromit, usher, admit, receive, import, bring in, open the door to, throw in, ingest, absorb, imbibe, inhale, breathe in, let in, take in, suck in, draw in, readmit, resorb, reabsorb, snuff up, swallow, ingurgitate, engulf, engorge, gulp, eat, drink.

Food

N food, eating, deglutition, gulp, epulation, mastication, manducation, rumination, gluttony, hippophagy, ichthyophagy, (appetite), mouth, jaws, mandible, mazard, gob, chops, drinking, potation, draught, libation, carousal, drunkenness, food, pabulum, aliment, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, sustentation, sustention, nurture, subsistence, provender, corn, feed, fodder, provision, ration, keep, commons, board, commissariat, prey, forage, pasture, pasturage, fare, cheer, diet, dietary, regimen, belly timber, staff of life, bread, bread and cheese, comestibles, eatables, victuals, edibles, ingesta, grub, grubstake, prog, meat, bread, bread stuffs, cerealia, cereals, viands, cates, delicacy, dainty, creature comforts, contents of the larder, fleshpots, festal board, ambrosia, good cheer, good living, beef, bisquit, bun, cornstarch, cookie, cooky, cracker, doughnut, fatling, hardtack, hoecake, hominy, mutton, pilot bread, pork, roti, rusk, ship biscuit, veal, joint, piece de resistance, roast and boiled, remove, entremet, releve, hash, rechauffe, stew, ragout, fricassee, mince, pottage, potage, broth, soup, consomme, puree, spoonmeat, pie, pasty, volauvent, pudding, omelet, pastry, sweets, kickshaws, condiment, appetizer, hors d'oeuvre, main course, entree, alligator pear, apple, apple slump, artichoke, ashcake, griddlecake, pancake, flapjack, atole, avocado, banana, beche de mer, barbecue, beefsteak, beet root, blackberry, blancmange, bloater, bouilli, bouillon, breadfruit, chop suey, chowder, chupatty, clam, compote, damper, fish, frumenty, grapes, hasty pudding, ice cream, lettuce, mango, mangosteen, mince pie, oatmeal, oyster, pineapple, porridge, porterhouse steak, salmis, sauerkraut, sea slug, sturgeon ("Albany beef"), succotash, supawn, trepang, vanilla, waffle, walnut, table, cuisine, bill of fare, menu, table d'hote, ordinary, entree, meal, repast, feed, spread, mess, dish, plate, course, regale, regalement, refreshment, entertainment, refection, collation, picnic, feast, banquet, junket, breakfast, lunch, luncheon, dejeuner, bever, tiffin, dinner, supper, snack, junk food, fast food, whet, bait, dessert, potluck, table d'hote, dejeuner a la fourchette, hearty meal, square meal, substantial meal, full meal, blowout, light refreshment, bara, chotahazri, bara khana, mouthful, bolus, gobbet, morsel, sop, sippet, drink, beverage, liquor, broth, soup, potion, dram, draught, drench, swill, nip, sip, sup, gulp, wine, spirits, liqueur, beer, ale, malt liquor, Sir John Barleycorn, stingo, heavy wet, grog, toddy, flip, purl, punch, negus, cup, bishop, wassail, gin, coffee, chocolate, cocoa, tea, the cup that cheers but not inebriates, bock beer, lager beer, Pilsener beer, schenck beer, Brazil tea, cider, claret, ice water, mate, mint julep, near beer, 2 beer, non- alcoholic beverage, eating house, diner, hippophage, glutton, eatable, edible, esculent, comestible, alimentary, cereal, cibarious, dietetic, culinary, nutritive, nutritious, gastric, succulent, potable, potulent, bibulous, omnivorous, carnivorous, herbivorous, granivorous, graminivorous, phytivorous, ichthyivorous, omophagic, omophagous, pantophagous, phytophagous, xylophagous, across the walnuts and the wine, blessed hour of our dinners!, now good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!, who can cloy the hungry edge of appetite?.