drink
vb , drinks, drinking, drank , drunk
1 to swallow (a liquid); imbibe
2 tr to take in or soak up (liquid); absorb
this plant drinks a lot of water
3 tr; usually foll by: in to pay close attention (to); be fascinated (by)
he drank in the speaker's every word
4 tr to bring (oneself into a certain condition) by consuming alcohol
5 tr; often foll by: away to dispose of or ruin by excessive expenditure on alcohol
he drank away his fortune
6 intr to consume alcohol, esp. to excess
7 when intr, foll by: to to drink (a toast) in celebration, honour, or hope (of)
8 ♦
drink (someone) under the table to be able to drink more intoxicating beverage than (someone)
9 ♦
drink the health of to salute or celebrate with a toast
10 ♦
drink with the flies (Austral)
informal to drink alone
n
11 liquid suitable for drinking; any beverage
12 alcohol or its habitual or excessive consumption
13 a portion of liquid for drinking; draught
14 ♦
the drink Informal the sea (Old English drincan; related to Old Frisian drinka, Gothic drigkan, Old High German trinkan) ♦
drinkable adj
cool drink
n (S. African) any soft drink
drink-driving
n modifier of or relating to driving a car after drinking alcohol
drink-driving offences, drink-driving campaign
soft drink
n a nonalcoholic drink, usually cold
strong drink
n alcoholic drink