/ˈdræŋk/; drunk
/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
▪ 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.
▪ 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!”
▪ 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!
▪ 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 drinking — often 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.
▪ Drinking is not allowed in the park. [=you are not allowed to drink alcohol in the park] ▪ a night of heavy drinking — often 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.






