English noun: drink | |||
1. | drink (food) a single serving of a beverage | ||
Samples | I asked for a hot drink. Likes a drink before dinner. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | helping, portion, serving | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chaser, draft, draught, eye opener, float, frappe, hair of the dog, ice-cream float, ice-cream soda, libation, milk shake, milkshake, nightcap, pledge, posset, potation, sangaree, sangria, shake, shandy, shandygaff, sillabub, stirrup cup, sundowner, syllabub, tipple, toast, whiskey neat, whiskey on the rocks, whisky neat, whisky on the rocks | ||
2. | drink (act) the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess | ||
Samples | Drink was his downfall. | ||
Synonyms | boozing, crapulence, drinking, drunkenness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intemperance, intemperateness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | drinking bout | ||
3. | drink (food) any liquid suitable for drinking | ||
Samples | May I take your beverage order?. | ||
Synonyms | beverage, drinkable, potable | ||
Broader (hypernym) | food, liquid, nutrient | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ade, alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, chocolate, cider, cocoa, coffee, cooler, cyder, drinking chocolate, drinking water, fizz, fruit crush, fruit drink, fruit juice, ginger beer, hot chocolate, hydromel, inebriant, intoxicant, java, mate, milk, mixer, near beer, oenomel, potion, refresher, smoothie, soft drink, tea, tea-like drink, wish-wash | ||
4. | drink (object) any large deep body of water | ||
Samples | He jumped into the drink and had to be rescued. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body of water, water | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
5. | drink (act) the act of swallowing | ||
Samples | One swallow of the liquid was enough. He took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips. | ||
Synonyms | deglutition, swallow | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aerophagia, draft, draught, gulp, sip, swig | ||
English verb: drink | |||
1. | drink (consumption) take in liquids | ||
Samples | The patient must drink several liters each day. The children like to drink soda. | ||
Examples | They drink , The animals drink | ||
Synonyms | imbibe | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consume, have, ingest, take, take in | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | belt down, bolt down, down, drain the cup, drink down, drink up, guggle, gulp, gurgle, guzzle, kill, lap, lap up, lick, pop, pour down, quaff, sip, suck, swig, swill, swill down, toss off | ||
2. | drink (consumption) consume alcohol | ||
Samples | We were up drinking all night. | ||
Examples | They drink | ||
Synonyms | booze, fuddle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consume, have, ingest, take, take in | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bar hop, bib, carry, claret, hit it up, hold, inebriate, port, pub-crawl, soak, souse, tank, tipple, wine | ||
Verb group | drink, tope | ||
3. | drink (consumption) propose a toast to | ||
Samples | Let us toast the birthday girl!. Let's drink to the New Year. | ||
Synonyms | pledge, salute, toast, wassail | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | honor, honour, reward | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | give | ||
Entail | booze, drink, fuddle | ||
4. | drink (cognition) be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to | ||
Samples | The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage. | ||
Synonyms | drink in | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep | ||
5. | drink (consumption) drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic | ||
Samples | The husband drinks and beats his wife. | ||
Synonyms | tope | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | habituate, use | ||
Verb group | booze, drink, fuddle | ||