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Definition of 'drink'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) drink
to take a liquid into the mouth and swallow it.

2.  drink
to imbibe alcoholic drinks, esp. habitually or excessively; tipple.

3.  drink
to show one's respect, affection, or good wishes for someone or something by a ceremonious swallow of wine or other drink (usu. fol. by to).

4. (v.t.) drink
to take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow.

5.  drink
to take in (a liquid) in any manner; absorb.

6.  drink
to take in through the senses, esp. with eagerness and pleasure (often fol. by in).

7.  drink
to swallow the contents of (a cup, glass, etc.).

8.  drink
to propose or participate in a toast to (a person or thing); toast:
to drink one's health.

9. (n.) drink
any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.

10.  drink
liquor; alcohol.

11.  drink
excessive indulgence in alcohol:
Drink was his downfall.

12.  drink
a swallow or draft of liquid:
a drink of water.

13.  drink
the drink, a large body of water, as a lake or the ocean:
Her teammates threw her in the drink.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE drincan; c. OS drinkan, OHG trinchan, ON drekka, Go drigkan)

Definition of 'drink'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) drink
a single serving of a beverage
"I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"

2. (noun) drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
"drink was his downfall"

3. (noun) beverage, drink, drinkable, potable
any liquid suitable for drinking
"may I take your beverage order?"

4. (noun) drink
any large deep body of water
"he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued"

5. (verb) swallow, drink, deglutition
the act of swallowing
"one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"

6. (verb) drink, imbibe
take in liquids
"The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"

7. (verb) drink, booze, fuddle
consume alcohol
"We were up drinking all night"

8. (verb) toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail
propose a toast to
"Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"

9. (verb) drink in, drink
be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to
"The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"

10. (verb) drink, tope
drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic
"The husband drinks and beats his wife"

Definition of 'drink'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) drink
to swallow a liquid
Drink your milk.; I haven't drunk enough today.

2. drink
to drink alcohol, especially regularly
I don't drink anymore.; We drank too much last night.

3. (noun) drink
liquids you can drink, or an amount of a liquid to be drunk
a place to buy food and drink; Can I have a drink of water, please?; Here, take a drink of this.

4. drink
alcohol that you drink, or a glass of this
We had a couple of drinks.; Let's go out for a drink.

Definition of 'drink'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) drink
liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or decoctions

2. (noun) drink
specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on, wit is out

3. (verb) drink
to swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink from a spring

4. (verb) drink
to quaff exhilarating or intoxicating liquors, in merriment or feasting; to carouse; to revel; hence, to lake alcoholic liquors to excess; to be intemperate in the /se of intoxicating or spirituous liquors; to tipple

5. (verb) drink
to swallow (a liquid); to receive, as a fluid, into the stomach; to imbibe; as, to drink milk or water

6. (verb) drink
to take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe

7. (verb) drink
to take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see

8. (verb) drink
to smoke, as tobacco

Translation of 'drink'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to swallow (a liquid) She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.
Afrikaans: drink	Arabic: يَشْرَب	Bulgarian: пия
Brazilian: beber	Czech: pít	German: trinken
Danish: drikke	Greek: πίνω	Spanish: beber, tomar
Estonian: jooma	Farsi: نوشیدن	Finnish: juoda
French: boire	Hebrew: לִשתוֹת	Hindi: पीना, पान करना
Croatian: piti	Hungarian: iszik	Indonesian: minum
Icelandic: drekka	Italian: bere	Japanese: 飲む
Korean: 마시다	Lithuanian: (iš)gerti	Latvian: []dzert
Malay: minum	Dutch: drinken	Norwegian: drikke
Polish: pić	Persian: نوشیدن	Pashto: څښل
Portuguese: beber	Romanian: a bea	Russian: пить
Slovak: piť	Slovenian: piti	Serbian: piti
Swedish: dricka	Thai: ดื่ม	Turkish: içmek
Taiwanese: 喝	Ukrainian: пити	Urdu: پینا
Vietnamese: uống	Chinese: 喝
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