drink noun [ C or U ] (LIQUID)
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drink noun [ C or U ] (ALCOHOL)
drinks [ plural ]
› a party at which you have drinks, especially alcoholic drinks:
Come for drinks on Saturday.
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- "I've bought you a drink." "Cheers, mate."
- We can't get a drink! It's after (pub) closing time.
- I won't have another drink, thanks. I need to have a clear head for my meeting in the morning.
- We could go for a drink after work tomorrow, if you like.
- He has some information I want, so I'm going to try to coax it out of him over a drink.
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Idiom(s)
drink verb (LIQUID)
A1 [ I or T ] to take liquid into the body through the mouth:
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drink verb (ALCOHOL)
I didn't drink at all while I was pregnant.
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- It's a classic case of the bored-housewife syndrome - she's got nothing to do all day except drink and go shopping.
- I'm a social drinker - I only drink when I'm with other people.
- You look a bit rough - how much did you have to drink last night?
- He drank himself to death.
- He drank, womanized and wasted money.
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