EGAVE

drink

About 30.82 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
    He drank the water I gave him.
  2. verb To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
    Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.
  3. verb To consume alcoholic beverages.
    You've been drinking, haven't you?
  4. verb To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
  5. verb To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
  6. verb To toast (someone or something) with a drink, honour; to wish well (see drink to), especially: To express one's desire for the accomplishment of a toast, sentiment or event, to wish, hope (for), forward (especially as 'to drink the health (of someone)'). .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with to ‘someone or something’]
  7. verb To express one's desire for the accomplishment of a toast, sentiment or event, to wish, hope (for), forward (especially as 'to drink the health (of someone)').
  8. verb .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with to ‘someone or something’]

Similar words

drink in tope boozing imbibe inebriant intoxicant drunkenness drinkable booze potable

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Word family

drank drinking drinks drunk

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