| drink (drɪŋk) |
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| —vb (usually foll by in) (often foll by away) (when intr, foll by to) , 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. | 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. | to dispose of or ruin by excessive expenditure on alcohol: he drank away his fortune |
| 6. | (intr) to consume alcohol, esp to excess |
| 7. | 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. | informal (Austral) drink with the flies to drink alone |
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| —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. | informal the drink the sea |
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| [Old English drincan; related to Old Frisian drinka, Gothic drigkan, Old High German trinkan] |
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| 'drinkable |
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| —adj |