1
2
: to join in a toast (see toast entry 1 sense 2a) to
I'll drink your good health.
3
: to bring to a specified state by drinking alcoholic beverages
drank himself into oblivion
1
a
: to take liquid into the mouth for swallowing
eating and drinking
b
: to receive into one's consciousness
drinking deep of the culture which surrounds them—
L. R. Ward
L. R. Ward2
: to partake of alcoholic beverages
has quit drinking
3
: to make or join in a toast
I'll drink to that!
1
a
: a liquid suitable for swallowing
provided with food and drink
b
: alcoholic beverages
2
: a draft (see draft entry 1 sense 2b) or portion of liquid
poured herself a drink
3
: excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages
he took to drink when his business failed
4
: a sizable body of water
—used with the
landed in the drink
Synonyms
Examples of drink in a Sentence
Verb
The baby still drinks from a bottle.
What would you like to drink?
We drank orange juice with breakfast.
I drink lots of water when I'm hiking.
She drank too much last night and woke up sick this morning.
It's not safe to drink and drive.
She drank herself into a stupor.
He nearly drank himself to death.
Noun
We serve coffee, tea, and other hot drinks.
Food and drink will be provided.
They went to the bar for a few drinks.
Can I get you another drink?
He took a long drink from his glass.
Recent Examples on the WebAllix Cott, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
As many as 41% of Americans—and more than half of millennials and Gen Zers—are trying to drink less, a significant uptick from even just a few years ago.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
The goal was also to create a drink that all of Swift's fans would consider delicious—including the many who aren’t quite old enough to enjoy a cocktail.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
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Verb
From the Prohibition era, when Americans would visit to drink, to Wold War II, when Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt made strategies for Allied campaigns, the hotel has quite a few anecdotes attached.
—Allix Cott, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
As many as 41% of Americans—and more than half of millennials and Gen Zers—are trying to drink less, a significant uptick from even just a few years ago.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
The goal was also to create a drink that all of Swift's fans would consider delicious—including the many who aren’t quite old enough to enjoy a cocktail.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drink. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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drink
1 of 2 verb1
2
: to drink alcoholic beverages
drinker
noun
drink
2 of 2 noun1
a
: beverage
b
: alcoholic liquor
2
: a draft or portion of liquid
Medical Definition
drink
1 of 2 verb1
: to take liquid into the mouth for swallowing
2
: to partake of alcoholic beverages especially habitually
specifically
: to indulge in alcoholic beverages with disagreeable effect
drink
2 of 2 noun1
: liquid suitable for swallowing especially to quench thirst or to provide nourishment or refreshment
2
: alcoholic liquor
3
: a draft or portion of liquid (as water or a prepared beverage) taken or to be taken by an individual at one time
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