Word Meaning

drink definition and meaning

v. i. To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink from a spring.
v. i. To quaff exhilarating or intoxicating liquors, in merriment or feasting; to carouse; to revel; hence, to lake alcoholic liquors to excess; to be intemperate in the /se of intoxicating or spirituous liquors; to tipple.
v. t. To swallow (a liquid); to receive, as a fluid, into the stomach; to imbibe; as, to drink milk or water.
v. t. To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
v. t. To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
v. t. To smoke, as tobacco.
n. Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or decoctions.
n. Specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on, wit is out.

Crossword clues for drink

- a single serving of a beverage
- Beverage
- Consume (alcohol)
- Down a pint
- Knock back
- Slake one’s thirst
- Soda water
- Swallow liquid
- Take
- Thirst quencher