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to drink

∞ 2.8

To have alcohol often or at social events

verb
/drɪŋk/

: beber

We drink every night.
drink alcohol
drink beer
smoking and drinking

He changes when he drinks so you can.

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Examples

Do you gamble, shop, or drink just a little bit too much?
I always drink on duty.

Sleuth (1972)
Like people were trying to get you to drink but you said no?
And the more I drink, the more I think about you.
Like when you first get sober, just to not drink is everything, right?

Rich Roll
My goal, as I remember it, was to drink heavily and laugh at poets.

Academic text (2012)
Hell, I can't wait to go home and drink so much beer after this.
That's what I do, I drink and I know things.
Would you want something to drink?" It was early to be drinking, but Heikki nodded anyway.

Fiction book (1990)
At the party, everyone gathered around to drink and celebrate the occasion.

Synonyms

to imbibe

vsto drink

10 7.4

Drink alcohol or absorb ideas and knowledge

focuses only on habitual social alcohol consumption not figurative meaning

to booze

vsto drink

Informal

8 8.4

To drink a lot of alcohol

covers regular or social alcohol use not only heavy or informal cases

to tipple

vsto drink

Archaic

1 8.4

To drink small amounts of alcohol, often regularly

is used for regular or social alcohol use without small-amount focus

to libate

vsto drink

Archaic

1 9.9

To drink alcohol with other people, often at a party

is neutral for regular or social alcohol consumption generally

to tope

vsto drink

Archaic

1 9.9

To drink a lot of alcohol

is the modern general term for regular social alcohol consumption

to fuddle

vsto drink

Archaic

9.9

To drink too much alcohol and feel confused

refers to regular or social alcohol use without implying confusion

Antonyms

to abstain

29 5.0

To choose not to take something, often for health or religious reasons

Idioms

to drink the Kool-Aid

Offensive

12 9.8

To believe an idea without asking questions because you strongly support it

to drink under the table

Informal

5 8.2

Drink more alcohol than another person until they become drunk

in the drink

Archaic

1 9.9

A person who is very drunk and cannot find their way home

to drink from a firehose

Informal

1 9.1

To get more information or tasks than you can handle

to hold one's drink

Informal

8.1

To be able to drink alcohol without getting drunk

Phrasal Verbs

to drink up

Informal

49 1.4

To finish all the liquid in a cup or bottle so nothing is left

to drink in

13 5.1

To look at or listen to something with full attention and enjoy it

to drink down

11 3.2

To empty a glass quickly in one long gulp

to spill your drink

1 1.1

To let the drink in your cup or glass fall by accident

to drink moonshine

NSFW

1 9.1

To drink illegal homemade strong alcohol

Compounds

soft drink

40 1.0

A drink without alcohol that has bubbles, like soda or lemonade

alcoholic drink

6 1.4

A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine

hard drink

5 3.6

A strong alcoholic drink like whiskey or vodka

strong drink

4 3.4

An alcoholic drink that is distilled, like whisky or vodka

mixed drink

4 2.6

An alcoholic drink made by mixing spirits with juice or other drinks

fruit drink

3 1.5

A sweet drink made from fruit juice mixed with water and often added sugar

fizzy drink

3 1.0

A cold sweet drink with bubbles like cola

long drink

2 3.7

A drink served in a tall glass that has more liquid than normal

fruity drink

2 1.3

A sweet drink without alcohol that tastes like fruit, often for children or parties

specialty drink

1 3.7

A drink made in a special way with unusual ingredients or fancy decoration

spilled drink

1 1.0

Liquid that accidentally comes out of a container and makes a mess

drink taken

1 8.4

A person who has had alcohol and acts or feels different

drink combo

2.0

A set of drinks sold together for one price

espesh drink

Neologism

9.9

A drink made for a party or event to be different from regular drinks

hypersaccharine drink

7.6

A very sweet drink with a lot of sugar

tea-like drink

2.7

A drink like tea that uses herbs or flowers instead of tea leaves

skinful of drink

9.8

A large amount of alcohol that makes a person drunk

How Much

binge

37 5.6

to guzzle

Informal

20 5.8

to drink

∞ 2.8

to tipple

Archaic

1 8.4

to sip

153 1.0

Surface Forms

drink infinitive

drinking present participle

drinks third person singular

drank past

drunk past participle

Etymology

To drink in the sense of consuming alcohol comes from the basic verb for taking liquid, and because alcohol was a common social drink, the word came to mean 'to drink alcohol' in regular or social use.