drinkdrink2 ●●● verb (past tense drank /dræŋk/ , past participle drunk /drʌŋk/ ) 
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[intransitive, transitive] to pour a liquid into your mouth and swallow it: 
Let me get you something to drink. Charlie drinks way too much coffee.THESAURUSsip/take a sip – to swallow only a small amount of a liquidslurp informal – to drink something in a noisy waygulp something down also down something informal – to drink all of something very quickly: I downed my beer and left.knock something back informal – to drink all of an alcoholic drink very quicklyswig informal also take/have a swig informal – to drink something quickly by taking large amounts into your mouth, especially from a bottle: He ate a few peanuts and took a swig of his beer.guzzle informal – to drink a lot of something eagerly and quickly: It was a hot day, and people were sitting on their porches guzzling lemonade.imbibe formal humorous – to drink something, especially alcohol: Throughout the evening, he had imbibed more and more wine.► see thesaurus at eat2[intransitive] to drink alcohol, especially too much or too often: I don’t drink. His father began drinking heavily (=a lot).drink in phrasal verb to listen, look at, feel, or smell something in order to enjoy it: We spent the day drinking in the sights and sounds of Paris.drink to phrasal verb to wish someone success, good health, etc. before having an alcoholic drink: Let’s all drink to their happiness!drink up phrasal verb to drink all of something: Drink up your milk. Come on, drink up!
1 [intransitive, transitive] to pour a liquid into your mouth and swallow it: Let me get you something to drink. Charlie drinks way too much coffee.THESAURUSsip/take a sip – to swallow only a small amount of a liquidslurp informal – to drink something in a noisy waygulp something down also down something informal – to drink all of something very quickly: I downed my beer and left.knock something back informal – to drink all of an alcoholic drink very quicklyswig informal also take/have a swig informal – to drink something quickly by taking large amounts into your mouth, especially from a bottle: He ate a few peanuts and took a swig of his beer.guzzle informal – to drink a lot of something eagerly and quickly: It was a hot day, and people were sitting on their porches guzzling lemonade.imbibe formal humorous – to drink something, especially alcohol: Throughout the evening, he had imbibed more and more wine.► see thesaurus at eat2[intransitive] to drink alcohol, especially too much or too often: I don’t drink. His father began drinking heavily (=a lot).drink in phrasal verb to listen, look at, feel, or smell something in order to enjoy it: We spent the day drinking in the sights and sounds of Paris.drink to phrasal verb to wish someone success, good health, etc. before having an alcoholic drink: Let’s all drink to their happiness!drink up phrasal verb to drink all of something: Drink up your milk. Come on, drink up!
