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1drink Listen to audio/ˈdrɪŋk/ verb
drinks; drank Listen to audio/ˈdræŋk/; drunk Listen to audio/ˈdrʌŋk/; drink·ing
1 : to take a liquid into your mouth and swallow it [no obj] The baby still drinks from a bottle. What would you like to drink? [+ obj] We drank orange juice with breakfast. I drink lots of water when I'm hiking.
2 a [no obj] : to drink alcohol
She drank too much last night and woke up sick this morning. I don't drink. [=I never drink alcohol] It's not safe to drink and drive. Someone who drinks like a fish regularly drinks too much alcohol.
When he was younger he used to drink like a fish.

b [+ obj] : to put (yourself) into a specified state by drinking alcohol
She drank herself into a stupor. He nearly drank himself to death.see also drink someone under the table at 1table
drink in [phrasal verb]
drink in (something) or drink (something) in : to stop and look at or listen to something in order to enjoy it fully
The view is so beautiful. Let's just take a minute to drink it all in.
drink to [phrasal verb]
drink to (someone or something) : to speak words that honor or express good wishes for (someone or something) and then take a drink : to make a toast to (someone)
We drank to their 30th anniversary. = We drank a toast to their 30th anniversary. We drank to their health. I'll drink to that! means that you agree completely with something that someone has said.
It will be the best vacation of our lives. I'll drink to that!
drink up [phrasal verb]
drink up or drink up (something) or drink (something) up : to drink all of (something)
They drank up (all) the orange juice. Here's a glass of the vineyard's latest wine. Drink up!
— drinking noun [noncount]
Drinking is not allowed in the park. [=you are not allowed to drink alcohol in the park] a night of heavy drinkingoften used before another noun a drinking buddy/partner (US) She has a drinking problem. [=(Brit) drink problem; she regularly drinks too much alcohol] The drinking age [=the age at which a person can legally buy and drink alcohol] in the U.S. is 21.

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