hard drink
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- noun
- /hɑrd drɪŋk/
:
bebida alcohólica
- At the bar, he ordered a hard drink to warm up after the chilly night outside.
Examples
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With a dwindling following and a losing record, the Caps could count on one group of loyal supporters who would always be there with a supportive pat on the back or a hard drink—the Capitals Fan Club, of which my father was a member and later president.
Blog text (27) -
Hard drink and easy women!
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Hey, look, mister, we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast.
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There was a little bar that served sandwiches and soft and hard drinks; there were also adequate locker and shower facilities and a card room.
Academic text (1991) -
The name soft drink was invented to differentiate them from the hard drinks, that is, those containing alcohol.
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Many people prefer a hard drink like whiskey when they want something stronger than beer.
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The restaurant offers a variety of hard drinks, including vodka, gin, and rum.
Synonyms
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1.0
A drink that can make people drunk, like beer or wine
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3.2
A strong alcoholic drink made by distilling, like whiskey or vodka
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2.8
A drink with alcohol that people make from grain and leave in wooden barrels to age
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7.6
Alcohol that people have at parties or with friends
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2.5
A strong alcoholic drink made from grains or fruits
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3.0
A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine
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3.9
An alcoholic drink stronger than beer or wine, like whiskey and vodka
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1.4
A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine
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3.4
An alcoholic drink that is distilled, like whisky or vodka
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3.0
Strong alcoholic drinks like whiskey, vodka, or gin
Antonyms
How Alcoholic
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- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Partially transparent: a learner who knows 'hard' can interpret it as 'strong' and so may infer 'a strong alcoholic drink' from 'hard' + 'drink'. However, the specific sense 'distilled spirits' (and the preferred collocation 'hard liquor' or 'strong drink') is a conventional lexicalization and 'hard' has other senses, so the exact category is not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Hard drink comes from the old use of hard to mean 'strong' and drink to mean a drink, so people used it for alcoholic drinks that are stronger. That's why hard drink now means a strong spirit like whiskey, vodka, or rum.