drink
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ cold, cool, iced, refreshing▪
I could do with a nice cool drink.
▪ hot, warm▪ milky (BrE)▪ sugary, sweet▪ fruit, fruity (AmE)▪ carbonated, fizzy (BrE)▪ non-alcoholic, soft▪ alcoholic▪ stiff, strong (= with a lot of alcohol in it)▪ mixed (AmE)▪ diet, low-calorie▪ energy, sports (esp. AmE)▪ caffeinated▪ long▪She took a long drink of cold water.
▪ quiet (esp. BrE)▪ quick▪ after-dinner, pre-dinner▪They invited us for pre-dinner drinks.
▪ early-evening, lunchtime (esp. BrE)▪ celebratory▪ farewell (esp. BrE)▪ welcome (esp. BrE)▪You will be offered a welcome drink on arrival at the hotel.
▪ free▪The entrance charge includes a free drink.
… OF DRINKS▪ round▪We ordered a round of drinks while waiting for a table.
VERB + DRINK▪ consume (formal), drink, have▪I'll just drink my drink then we can go.
▪She had a hot drink and went to bed.
▪ enjoy▪They were enjoying a drink by the pool.
▪ want▪Do you want a drink?
▪ need▪I really need a cold drink.
▪ sip▪ down, finish, knock back▪He knocked back his drink in one go and ordered another one.
▪ take▪He took a drink of his beer and sat down.
▪ go for (BrE), go out for▪Would you like to go out for a drink after work?
▪ buy (sb), get (sb), grab, offer (sb), order (sb)▪Can I buy you a drink?
▪Let's go grab a drink.
▪ pour (sb), serve (sb)▪He poured himself a stiff drink to calm his nerves.
▪ make, mix▪He taught her how to mix drinks.
▪ refill▪She went around refilling everyone's drinks.
▪ spill▪Some idiot spilled my drink.
▪ spike▪The robbers spiked his drink before taking his wallet and passport.
▪ drive sb to▪Her money problems drove her to drink (= made her start drinking a lot of alcohol).
▪ turn to (esp. BrE)▪After his wife died, he turned to drink.
DRINK + NOUN▪ drinks party▪We've been invited to a drinks party.
▪ drinks cabinet (esp. BrE)▪She took a bottle from the drinks cabinet.
▪ problem (BrE) (drinking problem in AmE)▪She suspected her boss had a drink problem.
▪ bottle▪Plastic drink bottles can be recycled.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the drink▪Do you want ice in your drink?
▪ drink of▪I'll have a drink of milk, please.
PHRASES▪ food and drink (esp. BrE), food and drinks▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a stand serving food and drinks
verb1 take liquid into the bodyADVERB▪ greedily, thirstily▪I opened the can and drank thirstily.
▪ deeply▪She drank deeply from the stream.
▪ down, up▪He filled a cup with water and drank it down in one gulp.
▪Drink up, and let's go home.
VERB + DRINK▪ find sth to, get yourself sth to, have sth to▪Go and get yourself something to eat and drink.
PREPOSITION▪ from▪He drank from a tumbler.
▪ through▪She was drinking soda through a straw.
PHRASES▪ eat and drink, eat or drink▪Do you want something to eat or drink?
2 drink alcoholADVERB▪ excessively, heavily, to excess, too much▪He's been drinking heavily since he lost his job.
▪ in moderation, moderately, responsibly, sensibly (esp. BrE)▪ads that tell people to drink responsibly
▪ steadily▪She had been drinking steadily since the early morning.
▪ regularly▪She had never been someone who drank regularly.
▪ alone▪I never drink alone.
▪ legally▪At that age they can legally drink alcohol.
PHRASES▪ drink and drive▪The campaign aims to persuade people not to drink and drive.
▪ drink like a fish (= drink a lot)▪Simon was drinking like a fish that evening.
▪ drink yourself to death▪He knew that he was probably drinking himself to death.
Drink is used with these nouns as the object: ↑alcohol, ↑ale, ↑beer, ↑bottle, ↑brandy, ↑can, ↑champagne, ↑chocolate, ↑cider, ↑cocktail, ↑coffee, ↑coke, ↑cup, ↑drink, ↑fluid, ↑gin, ↑glass, ↑juice, ↑liquid, ↑liquor, ↑milk, ↑mouthful, ↑mug, ↑pint, ↑poison, ↑sherry, ↑sip, ↑soda, ↑soup, ↑spirit, ↑tea, ↑toast, ↑water, ↑whisky, ↑wine
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