drank Definition

drank past tense of drink

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drink
verb drank, drunk, drinking

tr & intr
1. To swallow (a liquid); to consume (a liquid) by swallowing.

Thesaurus: swallow, gulp, quaff, sip, guzzle, toss off, imbibe, knock back, swill, swig.
intr
2. To drink alcohol; to drink alcohol to excess.

Thesaurus: imbibe, tipple.
3. To get oneself into a certain state by drinking alcohol.

Example: drank himself into a stupor

noun

1. An act of drinking.
2. Liquid suitable for or intended for drinking.
3. Alcohol of any kind or the habit of drinking alcohol to excess.
4. A glass or amount of drink.
5. colloq
The sea.
Form: the drink

Derivative: drinkable
adj

Fit to be drunk.

Derivative: drinker
noun

Someone who drinks, especially alcohol, and especially too much.
Thesaurus: alcoholic, drunkard, inebriate, drunk, wino (slang), lush (slang); Antonym: teetotaler.

Idiom: drink someone under the table

To continue drinking and remain sober (or comparatively so) after one's companion has completely collapsed.

Idiom: drink the health of someone (drink to the health of someone)

To drink a toast to them.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon drincan.

Phrasal Verb: drink something in

To listen to it eagerly.To absorb it.

Phrasal Verb: drink to someone or something

To drink a toast to them.

Phrasal Verb: drink up

To finish (a drink) by drinking.To finish drinking.