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- [dringk]
- /drɪŋk/
- /drɪŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dringk]
- /drɪŋk/
Definitions of drink word
- verb without object drink to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe. 1
- verb without object drink to imbibe alcoholic drinks, especially habitually or to excess; tipple: He never drinks. They won't find jobs until they stop drinking. 1
- verb without object drink to show one's respect, affection, or hopes with regard to a person, thing, or event by ceremoniously taking a swallow of wine or some other drink (often followed by to): They drank to his victory. 1
- verb without object drink to be savored or enjoyed by drinking: a wine that will drink deliciously for many years. 1
- verb with object drink to take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow. 1
- verb with object drink to take in (a liquid) in any manner; absorb. 1
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Origin of drink
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English drinken, Old English drincan; cognate with Dutch drinken, German trinken, Gothic drinkan, Old Norse drekka
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Drink
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drink popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for drink
noun drink
- sip — to drink (a liquid) a little at a time; take small tastes of: He sipped the hot tea noisily.
- alcohol — Drinks that can make people drunk, such as beer, wine, and whisky, can be referred to as alcohol.
- cup — A cup is a small round container that you drink from. Cups usually have handles and are made from china or plastic.
- liquor — a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
- refreshment — something that refreshes, especially food or drink.
verb drink
- inhale — to breathe in; draw in by breathing: to inhale the polluted air.
- consume — If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
- drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- guzzle — South Midland and Southern U.S. gozzle.
- suck — to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw.
Antonyms for drink
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