drink
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8.8
- noun
- /drɪŋk/
- Archaic
- She'd probably end up in the drink again that way.
- go into the drink
- splash into the drink
- fall into the drink
Examples
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Don't you need to go down to the lake inside the cavern and get a drink?
Fiction book (2002) -
The fisherman cast his net into the vast drink that stretched to the horizon.
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You ready to get in the drink or what?
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Otherwise you might have an accident, and wind up in the drink.
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Jason broke up the ice in the water so the cattle could get a fresh drink.
Fiction book (2001) -
We ain't come this far just to dump this thing in the drink.
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DAM BOTTOM -- DAY Willenholly plummets toward the water below and ker-splashes into the drink.
Fiction book (2001) -
During our trip to the coast, we swam in the cold drink of the ocean.
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The children splashed happily in the drink at the lake during the summer.
Synonyms
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1.0
A clear liquid you drink to stay alive
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2.2
A large area of water like a lake, river, or ocean
Idioms
- Offensive
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9.8
To believe an idea without asking questions because you strongly support it
- Informal
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8.2
Drink more alcohol than another person until they become drunk
Compounds
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1.3
A sweet drink without alcohol that tastes like fruit, often for children or parties
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the informal use of drink for the sea is this old slang: people called the large body of water 'the drink', so falling 'into the drink' means falling into the water.