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- [lik-er or for 3, lik-wawr uhp]
- /ˈlɪk ər or for 3, ˈlɪk wɔr ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lik-er or for 3, lik-wawr uhp]
- /ˈlɪk ər or for 3, ˈlɪk wɔr ʌp/
Definitions of liquor up words
- noun liquor up a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer. 1
- noun liquor up any liquid substance, as broth from cooked meats or vegetables. 1
- noun liquor up Pharmacology. solution (def 6). 1
- noun liquor up a solution of a substance, especially a concentrated one used in the industrial arts. 1
- verb with object liquor up Informal. to furnish or ply with liquor to drink (often followed by up). 1
- verb without object liquor up Informal. to drink large quantities of liquor (often followed by up). 1
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Origin of liquor up
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; < Latin: a liquid, orig. liquidity (liqu(ēre) to be liquid + -or -or1); replacing Middle English lic(o)ur < Old French (French liqueur) < Latin liquōrem, accusative of liquor
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Parts of speech for Liquor up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
liquor up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".
liquor up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for liquor up
verb liquor up
- inhale — to breathe in; draw in by breathing: to inhale the polluted air.
- consume — If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
- sip — to drink (a liquid) a little at a time; take small tastes of: He sipped the hot tea noisily.
- drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- gulp — to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.
Antonyms for liquor up
verb liquor up
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- accumulate — When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- collect — If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
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