Drink | Mean of drink in English Dictionary

/ˈdrɪŋk/

• Verb
• to take a liquid into your mouth and swallow it
1. The baby still drinks from a bottle.
2. What would you like to drink?
3. We drank orange juice with breakfast.
4. I drink lots of water when I'm hiking.
• to drink alcohol
1. She drank too much last night and woke up sick this morning.
2. I don't drink. [=I never drink alcohol]
3. It's not safe to drink and drive.
4. When he was younger he used to drink like a fish.
• to put (yourself) into a specified state by drinking alcohol
1. She drank herself into a stupor.
2. He nearly drank himself to death.

• to stop and look at or listen to something in order to enjoy it fully
1. The view is so beautiful. Let's just take a minute to drink it all in.
• to speak words that honor or express good wishes for (someone or something) and then take a drink
1. We drank to their 30th anniversary. = We drank a toast to their 30th anniversary.
2. We drank to their health.
3. “It will be the best vacation of our lives.” “I'll drink to that!”
• to drink all of (something)
1. They drank up (all) the orange juice.
2. Here's a glass of the vineyard's latest wine. Drink up!
• Noun
• a liquid that you can drink
1. We serve coffee, tea, and other hot drinks.
2. Food and drink will be provided.
• an alcoholic beverage
1. They went to the bar for a few drinks.
2. Can I get you another drink?
3. He poured himself a stiff drink. [=a strong alcoholic drink]
• the habit or practice of drinking a lot of alcohol
1. It was during this period that she took to drink. [=began drinking lots of alcohol]
2. The stress of the job drove him to drink. [=caused him to drink lots of alcohol]
3. (Brit) She has a drink problem. [=(US) drinking problem; she regularly drinks too much alcohol]
• an act of drinking
1. He took a long drink from his glass.
• an amount of liquid for drinking
1. Give the dog a drink of water.
• an area of water (such as a lake or pond)
1. The ball rolled down the hill and into the drink.