drink

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Synonyms: brink, prink, dink, drunk, trink, dring, rink, drank, frink, doink, krink

Antonyms: brink, prink, dink, drunk, trink, dring, rink, drank, frink, doink, krink

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Verb

1. To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
   • He drank the water I gave him.
   • You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
2. To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
   • Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.
3. To consume alcoholic beverages.
   • You've been drinking, haven't you?
   • No thanks, I don't drink.
   • Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking.
4. To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
5. To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
6. To toast (someone or something) with a drink, honour; to wish well (see drink to), especially: To express one's desire for the accomplishment of a toast, sentiment or event, to wish, hope (for), forward (especially as 'to drink the health (of someone)'). .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with to ‘someone or something’]
7. To express one's desire for the accomplishment of a toast, sentiment or event, to wish, hope (for), forward (especially as 'to drink the health (of someone)').
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9. To smoke, as tobacco.
10. Used in phrasal verbs: drink down, drink in, drink off, drink out, drink to, drink up.

Noun

1. A beverage.
   • What kind of drink would you like? We have soft drinks and hard drinks.
2. Drinks in general; something to drink.
3. A type of beverage (usually mixed).
   • My favourite drink is the White Russian.
4. A (served) alcoholic beverage.
   • Can I buy you a drink?
5. The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.
   • He was about to take a drink from his root beer.
6. Alcoholic beverages in general.
7. A standard drink.
   • A drink of wine is about 5 ounces
8. Any body of water.
   • If he doesn't pay off the mafia, he’ll wear cement shoes to the bottom of the drink!
9. A downpour; a cloudburst; a rainstorm; a deluge; a lot of rain.
10. Amount.

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