drink

1. verb

1)

she drank her coffee

Syn:

swallow, gulp down, quaff, guzzle, imbibe, sip, consume; informal swig, down, knock back, put away, swill, chug

2)

he never drank

Syn:

drink alcohol, tipple, indulge; carouse; informal hit the bottle, booze, booze it up, knock a few back, get tanked up, go on a bender, bend one's elbow

3)

let's drink to success

Syn:

toast, salute

2. noun

1)

he took a sip of his drink

Syn:

beverage, liquid refreshment; bracer, nightcap, nip; humorous libation; archaic potation

2)

she turned to drink

Syn:

alcohol, liquor, alcoholic drink; informal booze, hooch, the hard stuff, firewater, rotgut, moonshine, the bottle, the sauce

3)

she took a drink of her wine

Syn:

swallow, gulp, sip, draft, slug; informal swig, swill

4) informal

he fell into the drink

Syn:

the sea, the ocean, the water; informal the briny, Davy Jones's locker; literary the deep

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- drink something in