to boose
9.9
To drink a lot of alcohol, often as a habit
- verb
- UK
:
beber
- He would often boose with his friends at the local pub after work.
Examples
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Some people boose to celebrate, while others do it out of habit.
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He loves to boose with friends on weekends.
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After a long week, she decided to boose and unwind with her colleagues.
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They often boosed at the local pub.
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After a hard day at work, he likes to boose with his friends at the bar.
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On Friday nights, many people boose to unwind from the week.
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She decided to boose at home while watching her favorite movie.
Synonyms
8
8.4
To drink a lot of alcohol
is the dialectal or regional form rather than the common informal term
1
8.4
To drink small amounts of alcohol, often regularly
implies heavier or excessive drinking rather than small habitual amounts
1
9.9
To drink alcohol until you become drunk
focuses on habitual drinking rather than the resulting drunken state
1
9.4
To drink alcohol socially with friends
refers to habitual or excessive drinking rather than social casual drinking
1
9.9
To drink a lot of alcohol
is the informal dialectal alternative rather than archaic usage
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb boose comes from the same source as the word booze, so to boose is to 'drink', often a lot or in a social way.