MALT LIQUOR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer

Synonyms:

malt; malt liquor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("malt liquor" is a kind of...):

lager; lager beer (a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September)

Meronyms (substance of "malt liquor"):

malt (a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling)

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