drink
- noun
- /drɪŋk/
- Come on over and join me for a drink.
- food and drinks
- soft drinks
- sugary drinks
Now, if you have one drink a day, yeah, you're OK.
- Now, if you have one drink a day, yeah, you're OK.
- I'm celebrating with the most Irish of drinks, the gin martini.
- I thought he's had a couple of drinks, but he's honest.
- Today's choice of drink is the sparkling Yuzu.
- Have a drink with me, A drink with Jeremiah.
- Just switch out one thing, like stop drinking sugary drinks, right?
- I recommend either no drinks or all of the drinks.
- But I don't love Asian drinks, but I love Asian liquid.
- Let us see what goopy drink Kim has gotten me.
- And then we also have our Duncan drink is back.
- VIP gas tank on E but all drinks on me wipe me down.
Examples
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There better be a strong drink at the end of this.
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Can I buy you a drink, Major, before you go?
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OK, but first, let me have a drink of my coffee.
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Cool, look at me, I need a drink anyway.
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I have food and drink if you want something.
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When I got there, she was having a drink with her sister, who was much older.
Fiction book (1990) -
Could do with a proper drink, to be honest.
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Well, in that case I will have a drink.
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The clergyman is most of the way through a drink, wrapped up in his own thoughts.
Fiction book (1990) -
Can I have a cold drink while we relax by the pool?
Synonyms
A drink that can make people drunk, like beer or wine
A cold drink made by mixing different kinds of alcohol and other ingredients
Alcohol that people have at parties or with friends
A drink other than water, for example tea or juice
A drink like beer made by letting ingredients turn into alcohol
A drink without alcohol that has bubbles, like soda or lemonade
A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine
A strong sweet alcoholic drink often served after a meal
An alcoholic drink enjoyed with friends
A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine
An alcoholic drink made by mixing spirits with juice or other drinks
An alcoholic drink that is distilled, like whisky or vodka
A drink served in a tall glass that has more liquid than normal
A cool drink to make you feel better, often alcoholic
A strong alcoholic drink like whiskey or vodka
A drink made by soaking, boiling, and fermenting ingredients, like beer
Idioms
- Offensive
To believe an idea without asking questions because you strongly support it
- Informal
Drink more alcohol than another person until they become drunk
Compounds
A sweet drink without alcohol that tastes like fruit, often for children or parties
How Alcoholic
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word drink comes from an old German word drincan meaning 'to swallow'. So a drink is simply something you swallow, a beverage.