alcoholic+drink

  • 41drink — v. & n. v. (past drank; past part. drunk) 1 a tr. swallow (a liquid). b tr. swallow the liquid contents of (a vessel). c intr. swallow liquid, take draughts (drank from the stream). 2 intr. take alcohol, esp. to excess (I have heard that he… …

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  • 42alcoholic — al|co|hol|ic1 [ ,ælkə hɔlık ] adjective ** 1. ) containing alcohol: alcoholic beverages/drinks 2. ) affected by ALCOHOLISM: alcoholic patients 3. ) relating to alcohol or caused by alcohol: alcoholic liver disease alcoholic al|co|hol|ic 2 [ ,ælkə …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 43drink — [[t]drɪŋk[/t]] v. drank, drunk, often, drank, drink•ing, 1) cvb phl to take a liquid into the mouth and swallow it 2) to imbibe alcoholic drinks, esp. habitually or excessively; tipple 3) to show one s respect, affection, or good wishes for… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 44drink — A liquid beverage of any kind, except as the context in which the word appears indicates an alcoholic beverage. 30 Am J Rev ed Intox L § 8. The portion of an alcoholic beverage consumed at one time. A court will take judicial notice that a drink… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 45Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act — The Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act (or ABLA) is a United States federal law enacted in 1988. Found in the United States Code at title 27, section 213, the act requires that (among other provisions) the labels of alcoholic beverages to carry a… …

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  • 46drink — /dringk/, v., drank or (Nonstandard) drunk, drunk or, often, drank, drinking; n. v.i. 1. to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe. 2. to imbibe alcoholic drinks, esp. habitually or to excess; tipple: He never drinks.… …

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  • 47alcoholic — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chronic ▪ raging (AmE, informal) ▪ recovering ▪ recovered (esp. AmE), reformed …

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  • 48alcoholic — [ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk] adj I 1) containing alcohol Ant: non alcoholic alcoholic drinks[/ex] 2) affected by ALCOHOLISM alcoholic patients[/ex] II noun [C] alcoholic [ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk] someone who finds it difficult to control the amount of alcohol that they… …

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  • 49drink — 1. verb /dɹɪŋk/ a) To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. He drank the water I gave him. b) To consume liquid through the mouth. You can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink. Syn …

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  • 50drink — drɪŋk n. beverage, liquid which is swallowed to quench one s thirst; alcoholic beverage v. consume liquids; consume alcoholic beverages; absorb moisture; eagerly absorb through the senses; honor with a toast, participate in a toast …

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