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drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" |
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helping,
portion,
serving an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"
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chaser a drink to follow immediately after another drink
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draft,
draught,
potation,
tipple the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
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pledge,
toast a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
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libation the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
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eye opener something surprising and revealing
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nightcap the final game of a double header
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hair of the dog an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover
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shandy,
shandygaff a drink made of beer and lemonade
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stirrup cup a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic
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sundowner a drink taken at sundown
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posset sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer
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sillabub,
syllabub sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor
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sangaree,
sangria sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water
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whiskey neat,
whisky neat a drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer; "he ordered a whiskey neat"
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whiskey on the rocks,
whisky on the rocks whiskey with ice
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float,
ice-cream float,
ice-cream soda something that floats on the surface of water
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milkshake,
milk shake,
shake frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
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frappe thick milkshake containing ice cream
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drink - the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" |
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drinking,
boozing,
drunkenness,
crapulence |
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intemperance,
intemperateness excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language"
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drinking bout a long period of drinking
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drink - any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued" |
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body of water,
water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
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colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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drink - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" |
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imbibe |
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consume,
have,
ingest,
take,
take in engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
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drain the cup,
drink up drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming"
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belt down,
bolt down,
down,
drink down,
kill,
pop,
pour down,
toss off bring down or defeat (an opponent)
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swill,
swill down drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
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suck draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"
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guggle,
gurgle drink from a flask with a gurgling sound
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sip drink in sips; "She was sipping her tea"
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guzzle drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"
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lap,
lap up,
lick take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"
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drain the cup,
drink up drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming"
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gulp,
quaff,
swig utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"
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belt down,
bolt down,
down,
drink down,
kill,
pop,
pour down,
toss off bring down or defeat (an opponent)
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drink - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" |
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booze,
fuddle |
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drink,
tope take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
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consume,
have,
ingest,
take,
take in engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
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tank treat in a tank; "tank animal refuse"
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port modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform
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claret drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight"
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bar hop,
pub-crawl go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham"
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bib,
tipple drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac"
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hit it up,
inebriate,
soak,
souse heat a metal prior to working it
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wine treat to wine; "Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week"
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carry,
hold continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
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drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" |
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habituate,
use make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"
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