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drink

(dr/I//N/k )

a single serving of a beverage(noun.food)

Example:
I asked for a hot drink.
Likes a drink before dinner.

source: wordnet30
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess(noun.act)

Example:
Drink was his downfall.

Synonym:
boozing, crapulence, drinking, drunkenness

source: wordnet30
any liquid suitable for drinking(noun.food)

Synonym:
beverage, drinkable, potable

source: wordnet30
any large deep body of water(noun.object)

Example:
He jumped into the drink and had to be rescued.

source: wordnet30
the act of swallowing(noun.act)

Example:
He took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips.

Synonym:
deglutition, swallow

source: wordnet30
Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or decoctions.(noun)

source: webster1913

take in liquids(verb.consumption)

Example:
The patient must drink several liters each day.
The children like to drink soda.

Synonym:
imbibe

source: wordnet30
consume alcohol(verb.consumption)

Example:
We were up drinking all night.

Synonym:
booze, fuddle

source: wordnet30
propose a toast to(verb.consumption)

Example:
Let's drink to the New Year.

Synonym:
pledge, salute, toast, wassail

source: wordnet30
be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to(verb.cognition)

Example:
The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage.

Synonym:
drink in

source: wordnet30
drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic(verb.consumption)

Example:
The husband drinks and beats his wife.

Synonym:
tope

source: wordnet30
To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink from a spring.(verb)

source: webster1913
To swallow (a liquid); to receive, as a fluid, into the stomach; to imbibe; as, to drink milk or water.(verb)

source: webster1913