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to bib

9.9

To drink small amounts of alcohol regularly

verb
/bɪb/

Archaic

: beber con moderación

He used to bib a glass of wine every evening after work.

Examples

She has bibbed with friends on weekends for years.
They would quietly bib whiskey at the old tavern.
He likes to bib a glass of wine with dinner.
They often bib together on weekends.
He likes to bib a glass of wine with dinner.
They would quietly bib whiskey at the old tavern.
She has bibbed with friends on weekends for years.

Synonyms

to drink

vsto bib

∞ 2.8

To have alcohol often or at social events

is about taking moderate amounts regularly

to tipple

vsto bib

Archaic

1 8.4

To drink small amounts of alcohol, often regularly

is about moderate amounts rather than small quantities

Antonyms

to abstain

18 5.0

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

Compounds

bib-and-tucker

Archaic

1 9.9

The best clothes a person wears for a special event

How Often

to drink

∞ 2.8

to bib

Archaic

9.9

Surface Forms

bib infinitive

bibbed past

bibbed past participle

bibbing present participle

bibs third person singular

Etymology

Bib the verb comes from an old root that means 'to drink', the same idea as the Latin bibere, so to 'bib' is to take small, regular drinks, often of alcohol.