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DRINK

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Irregular inflected forms: drank    , drunk   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

Example:

drink was his downfall

Synonyms:

boozing; crapulence; drink; drinking; drunkenness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("drink" is a kind of...):

intemperance; intemperateness (consumption of alcoholic drinks)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drink"):

drinking bout (a long period of drinking)

Derivation:

drink (consume alcohol)

drink (drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of swallowing

Example:

he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips

Synonyms:

deglutition; drink; swallow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("drink" is a kind of...):

consumption; ingestion; intake; uptake (the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drink"):

aerophagia (swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence))

draft; draught; gulp; swig (a large and hurried swallow)

sip (a small drink)

Derivation:

drink (take in liquids)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Any liquid suitable for drinking

Example:

may I take your beverage order?

Synonyms:

beverage; drink; drinkable; potable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("drink" is a kind of...):

food; nutrient (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)

liquid (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drink"):

drinking water (water suitable for drinking)

tea-like drink (a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves)

tea (a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water)

coffee; java (a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans)

soft drink (nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated))

mate (South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate)

ade; fruit drink (a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice)

fruit crush; fruit juice (drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit)

chocolate; cocoa; drinking chocolate; hot chocolate (a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot)

cider; cyder (a beverage made from juice pressed from apples)

fizz (an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic))

milk (a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings)

wish-wash (any thin watery drink)

potion (a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage)

alcohol; alcoholic beverage; alcoholic drink; inebriant; intoxicant (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent)

hydromel (honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented)

oenomel (wine mixed with honey)

near beer (drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol)

ginger beer (carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger)

mixer (club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol)

cooler (an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice)

refresher (a drink that refreshes)

smoothie (a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk)

Derivation:

drink (take in liquids)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A single serving of a beverage

Example:

likes a drink before dinner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("drink" is a kind of...):

helping; portion; serving (an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drink"):

frappe (liqueur poured over shaved ice)

milk shake; milkshake; shake (frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream)

float; ice-cream float; ice-cream soda (a drink with ice cream floating in it)

whiskey on the rocks; whisky on the rocks (whiskey with ice)

whiskey neat; whisky neat (a drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer)

sangaree; sangria (sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water)

sillabub; syllabub (spiced hot milk with rum or wine)

posset (sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer)

sundowner (a drink taken at sundown)

stirrup cup (a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic)

shandy; shandygaff (a drink made of beer and lemonade)

hair of the dog (an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover)

nightcap (an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic)

eye opener (an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the morning)

libation ((facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage)

pledge; toast (a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event)

draft; draught; potation; tipple (a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg)

chaser (a drink to follow immediately after another drink)

Derivation:

drink (take in liquids)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Any large deep body of water

Example:

he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("drink" is a kind of...):

body of water; water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean))

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage

Synonyms:

drink; drink in

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "drink" is one way to...):

absorb; engross; engulf; immerse; plunge; soak up; steep (devote (oneself) fully to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take in liquids

Example:

The children like to drink soda

Synonyms:

drink; imbibe

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "drink" is one way to...):

consume; have; ingest; take; take in (serve oneself to, or consume regularly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "drink"):

belt down; bolt down; down; drink down; kill; pop; pour down; toss off (drink down entirely)

gulp; quaff; swig (to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught)

drain the cup; drink up (drink to the last drop)

lap; lap up; lick (take up with the tongue)

guzzle (drink greedily or as if with great thirst)

sip (drink in sips)

guggle; gurgle (drink from a flask with a gurgling sound)

suck (draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth)

swill; swill down (drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence examples:

They drink

The animals drink

Also:

drink up (drink to the last drop)

drink down (drink down entirely)

Derivation:

drink (a single serving of a beverage)

drink (any liquid suitable for drinking)

drink (the act of swallowing)

drinker (a person who drinks liquids)

drinking (the act of consuming liquids)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Consume alcohol

Example:

We were up drinking all night

Synonyms:

booze; drink; fuddle; hit the bottle

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "drink" is one way to...):

consume; have; ingest; take; take in (serve oneself to, or consume regularly)

Verb group:

drink; tope (drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "drink"):

tank (consume excessive amounts of alcohol)

port (drink port)

claret (drink claret)

bar hop; pub-crawl (go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk)

bib; tipple (drink moderately but regularly)

hit it up; inebriate; soak; souse (become drunk or drink excessively)

wine (drink wine)

carry; hold (drink alcohol without showing ill effects)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

They drink

Derivation:

drink (the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess)

drinker (a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess))

drinking (the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic

Example:

The husband drinks and beats his wife

Synonyms:

drink; tope

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "drink" is one way to...):

consume; squander; ware; waste (spend extravagantly)

Verb group:

booze; drink; fuddle; hit the bottle (consume alcohol)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

drink (the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess)

drinker (a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess))

drinking (the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess)

drunkard (a chronic drinker)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Propose a toast to

Example:

Let's drink to the New Year

Synonyms:

drink; pledge; salute; toast; wassail

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "drink" is one way to...):

honor; honour; reward (bestow honor or rewards upon)

"Drink" entails doing...:

booze; drink; fuddle; hit the bottle (consume alcohol)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "drink"):

give (propose)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

Credits

 Context examples: 

Last year, a study claimed drinks with artificial sweeteners could increase a person’s risk of dementia or stroke.

(Artificial Sweeteners Can Still Lead to Obesity, Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The Kuna make a drink with dried and ground cocoa beans (the seeds of the cocoa tree) along with a little added sweetener.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

With little room to spare aboard a spacecraft, any human missions to Mars will have to harvest what's already available for drinking water and making rocket fuel.

(NASA's Treasure Map for Water Ice on Mars, NASA)

Some studies have also found that prenatal alcohol exposure, particularly from heavy drinking during pregnancy, can increase SIDS risk.

(Combined prenatal smoking and drinking greatly increases SIDS risk, National Institutes of Health)

Scientists have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer.

(Drink Coffee for a Longer Life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

And in this way he managed that your good man should have no want of drink, and that a ladder should be ready at the moment when your master had gone out.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

We had got as far as this, when who should walk in but the gentleman himself, who had been drinking his beer in the tap-room and had heard the whole conversation.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

While all his ship was getting drunk as fast as it could, he remained sober.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Then he drank the pot of water, steaming hot, wound his watch, and crawled between his blankets.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Mrs. Tangey drinks, and our woman has been with her twice when she was well on, but she could get nothing out of her.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)