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drink

verb
  1. To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid): imbibe, pull on, quaff, sip, sup. Informal: swig, toss down or off . Slang: belt. Idiom: wet one's whistle. See mouth
  2. To take alcoholic liquor, especially excessively or habitually: guzzle, imbibe, tipple. Informal: nip 2, soak. Slang: booze, lush 2, tank up. Idioms: bend the elbow, hit the bottle . See drugs
  3. To take in (moisture or liquid): absorb, imbibe, soak (up), sop up, take up. See give
  4. To salute by raising and drinking from a glass: pledge, toast. See desire, remember
noun
  1. Any liquid that is fit for drinking: beverage, drinkable, liquor, potable. See dry
  2. An act of drinking or the amount swallowed: draft, potation, pull, quaff, sip, sup, swill. Informal: swig. Slang: belt. See mouth

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