Drink
- Drink
- Drink Drink, v. t.
1. To swallow (a liquid); to receive, as a fluid, into the
stomach; to imbibe; as, to drink milk or water.
[1913 Webster]
There lies she with the blessed gods in bliss,
There drinks the nectar with ambrosia mixed.
--Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
The bowl of punch which was brewed and drunk in Mrs.
Betty's room. --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
2. To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to
absorb; to imbibe.
[1913 Webster]
And let the purple violets drink the stream.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
3. To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to
inhale; to hear; to see.
[1913 Webster]
To drink the cooler air, --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words
Of that tongue's utterance. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Let me . . . drink delicious poison from thy eye.
--Pope.
[1913 Webster]
4. To smoke, as tobacco. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
And some men now live ninety years and past,
Who never drank to tobacco first nor last. --Taylor
(1630.)
[1913 Webster]
{To drink down}, to act on by drinking; to reduce or subdue;
as, to drink down unkindness. --Shak.
{To drink in}, to take into one's self by drinking, or as by
drinking; to receive and appropriate as in satisfaction of
thirst. ``Song was the form of literature which he [Burns]
had drunk in from his cradle.'' --J. C. Shairp.
{To drink off} or {To drink up}, to drink completely,
especially at one draught; as, to drink off a cup of
cordial.
{To drink the health of}, or {To drink to the health of}, to
drink while expressing good wishes for the health or
welfare of.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
:
Look at other dictionaries:
drink — drink … Dictionnaire des rimes
drink — [ drink ] n. m. • 1874; mot angl. « boisson » ♦ Anglic. Boisson alcoolisée. Prendre un drink au bar. ⇒ alcool, verre. Long drink [ lɔ̃gdrink ] :alcool, cocktail allongé d une boisson non alcoolisée. ● drink nom masculin (anglais drink, boisson,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Drink — Drink, n. 1. Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or decoctions. [1913 Webster] Give me some drink, Titinius. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drink to — drink to, drink to the health of or drink the health of To drink wine, etc, with good wishes for the health, prosperity, etc of, to toast • • • Main Entry: ↑drink * * * drink (a toast) to celebrate or wish for the good fortune of someone or… … Useful english dictionary
drink — ► VERB (past drank; past part. drunk) 1) take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow. 2) consume alcohol, especially to excess. 3) (drink in) watch or listen eagerly to. ► NOUN 1) a liquid consumed as refreshm … English terms dictionary
drink — [driŋk] vt. drank, drunk or now informal Informal drank, drinking [ME drinken < OE drincan, akin to OHG trinkan, Goth drigkan < ? IE base * dhreĝ , to draw > Sans dhrájas , draft] 1. to take (liquid) into the mouth and swallow it 2. to… … English World dictionary
Drink — (dr[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. {Drank} (dr[a^][ng]k), formerly {Drunk} (dr[u^][ng]k); & p. p. {Drunk}, {Drunken} ( n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drinking}. Drunken is now rarely used, except as a verbal adj. in sense of habitually intoxicated; the form drank … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drink — drink·er; drink·ery; drink; drink·less; drink·om·e·ter; drink·able; drink·ably; … English syllables
Drink It Up — Single by Negativland from the album Dispepsi A side Drink It Up B side Why Is This Commercial? … Wikipedia
Drink Me — may refer to: Drink Me (album), an album by Queen Adreena Drink Me (band), a 1990s band on Bar/None Records Drink Me is a song on Anna Nalick s debut album, Wreck of the Day. Drink me , a reference to Alice s Adventures in Wonderland This… … Wikipedia
