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drink

UK/ˈdɹɪŋk/ US/ˈd͡ɹ̝ʷɪŋk] ~ [ˈd̠͡ɹ̠˔ʷɪŋk/ very common informal
verb (5) noun (5)

verb

1.

take in liquids

  • “The patient must drink several liters each day”
  • “The children like to drink soda”
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2.

consume alcohol

  • “We were up drinking all night”
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3.

propose a toast to

  • “Let us toast the birthday girl!”
  • “Let”
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4.

be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to

  • “The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage”
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5.

drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic

  • “The husband drinks and beats his wife”
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noun

1.

a single serving of a beverage

  • “I asked for a hot drink”
  • “likes a drink before dinner”
2.

the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

  • “drink was his downfall”
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3.

any liquid suitable for drinking

  • “may I take your beverage order?”
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4.

any large deep body of water

  • “he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued”
5.

the act of swallowing

  • “one swallow of the liquid was enough”
  • “he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips”
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Origin

From Middle English drinken, from Old English drincan (“to drink, swallow up, engulf”), from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”), of uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp”), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (“to draw, glide”). Cognates include German trinken, Norwegian Bokmål drikke, and Italian trincare. Cognates Cognate with Yola drink (“to drink”), North Frisian drank, drainke, drink, drinke (“to drink”), West Frisian drinke (“to drink”), Alemannic German trénge, trenhu, trinche, tringhien, trinke (“to drink”), Bavarian dringa, trinckn, trinkhn, trinkn (“to drink”), Cimbrian trinkan, trinkhan (“to drink”), Dutch and Low German drinken (“to drink”), German and Mòcheno trinken (“to drink”), Luxembourgish drénken (“to drink”), Yiddish טרינקען (trinken, “to drink”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål drikke (“to drink”), Elfdalian drikka (“to drink”), Faroese and Icelandic drekka (“to drink”), Jutish drenk (“to drink”), Norwegian Nynorsk drikka, drikke (“to drink”), Swedish dricka (“to drink”), Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌽 (drigkan, “to drink”), Vandalic drincan (“to drink”), French trinquer (“to booze, drin...

Phrases

  • be the worse for drink Terms derived from drink (noun)
  • black drink Terms derived from drink (noun)
  • call drink Terms derived from drink (noun)
  • can I buy you a drink Terms derived from drink (noun)
  • cold drink money Terms derived from drink (noun)
  • drink alert Terms derived from drink (noun)
  • drink hail Terms derived from drink (noun)
  • drink hall Terms derived from drink (noun)

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