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to outdrink

to outdrink

2 6.9
To drink more alcohol than another person
  • verb
  • /aʊtˈdrɪŋk/
  • Informal
translation icon : beber más que
  • At the party, John was determined to outdrink his friends and prove he could handle more beer.

Examples

Synonyms

to drink under the table
vsto outdrink
  • Informal
8.2

Drink more alcohol than another person until they become drunk

is about drinking more in a contest or comparison without needing to cause incapacitation

How Much

binge
53 5.6
to outdrink
  • Informal
2 6.9
drink
225 6.6
to sip
127 1.0

Surface Forms

outdrink infinitive
outdrinking present participle
outdrinks third person singular
outdrank past
outdrunk past participle

Morphology

outdrink = drink (transparent) = out + drink

The prefix 'out-' is used to indicate doing something to a greater degree than another, which is clear in the context of drinking more than someone else.

Etymology

Outdrink combines out- meaning 'more than' and drink, like in outrun. So to outdrink someone is to 'drink more than' them, often as part of a contest or bet.