| beverage | | |
| n. (food) | 1. beverage, drink, drinkable, potable | any liquid suitable for drinking.; "may I take your beverage order?" |
| ~ food, nutrient | any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue. |
| ~ milk | a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings. |
| ~ wish-wash | any thin watery drink. |
| ~ potion | a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage. |
| ~ alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant | a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent.; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" |
| ~ hydromel | honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented. |
| ~ oenomel | wine mixed with honey. |
| ~ near beer | drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol. |
| ~ ginger beer | carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger. |
| ~ mixer | club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol. |
| ~ cooler | an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice. |
| ~ refresher | a drink that refreshes.; "he stopped at the bar for a quick refresher" |
| ~ smoothie | a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk. |
| ~ fizz | an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic). |
| ~ cider, cyder | a beverage made from juice pressed from apples. |
| ~ chocolate, cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate | a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot. |
| ~ fruit crush, fruit juice | drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit. |
| ~ ade, fruit drink | a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice. |
| ~ mate | South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate. |
| ~ soft drink | nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated). |
| ~ coffee, java | a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans.; "he ordered a cup of coffee" |
| ~ tea | a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.; "iced tea is a cooling drink" |
| ~ tea-like drink | a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves. |
| ~ drinking water | water suitable for drinking. |
| ~ liquid | a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure. |
| drink | | |
| n. (food) | 1. drink | a single serving of a beverage.; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" |
| ~ helping, serving, portion | an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal.; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" |
| ~ chaser | a drink to follow immediately after another drink. |
| ~ draught, potation, tipple, draft | a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg.; "they served beer on draft" |
| ~ pledge, toast | a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event. |
| ~ libation | (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage. |
| ~ eye opener | an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the morning. |
| ~ nightcap | an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic. |
| ~ hair of the dog | an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover. |
| ~ shandy, shandygaff | a drink made of beer and lemonade. |
| ~ stirrup cup | a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic. |
| ~ sundowner | a drink taken at sundown. |
| ~ posset | sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer. |
| ~ sillabub, syllabub | spiced hot milk with rum or wine. |
| ~ sangaree, sangria | sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water. |
| ~ whiskey neat, whisky neat | a drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer.; "he ordered a whiskey neat" |
| ~ whiskey on the rocks, whisky on the rocks | whiskey with ice. |
| ~ ice-cream float, ice-cream soda, float | a drink with ice cream floating in it. |
| ~ milk shake, milkshake, shake | frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream. |
| ~ frappe | liqueur poured over shaved ice. |
| n. (act) | 2. boozing, crapulence, drink, drinking, drunkenness | the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.; "drink was his downfall" |
| ~ intemperateness, intemperance | consumption of alcoholic drinks. |
| ~ drinking bout | a long period of drinking. |
| n. (object) | 3. drink | any large deep body of water.; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ body of water, water | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean).; "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" |
| n. (act) | 4. deglutition, drink, swallow | the act of swallowing.; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" |
| ~ consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating). |
| ~ aerophagia | swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence). |
| ~ gulp, swig, draught, draft | a large and hurried swallow.; "he finished it at a single gulp" |
| ~ sip | a small drink. |
| v. (consumption) | 5. drink, imbibe | take in liquids.; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" |
| ~ ingest, consume, have, take in, take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| ~ swill down, swill | drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink). |
| ~ suck | draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth.; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast" |
| ~ guggle, gurgle | drink from a flask with a gurgling sound. |
| ~ sip | drink in sips.; "She was sipping her tea" |
| ~ guzzle | drink greedily or as if with great thirst.; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka" |
| ~ lap up, lap, lick | take up with the tongue.; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" |
| ~ drain the cup, drink up | drink to the last drop.; "drink up--there's more wine coming" |
| ~ gulp, quaff, swig | to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught.; "The men gulped down their beers" |
| ~ belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, pour down, toss off, pop, kill | drink down entirely.; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" |
| v. (consumption) | 6. booze, drink, fuddle | consume alcohol.; "We were up drinking all night" |
| ~ ingest, consume, have, take in, take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| ~ tank | consume excessive amounts of alcohol. |
| ~ port | drink port.; "We were porting all in the club after dinner" |
| ~ claret | drink claret.; "They were clareting until well past midnight" |
| ~ bar hop, pub-crawl | go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk.; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham" |
| ~ bib, tipple | drink moderately but regularly.; "We tippled the cognac" |
| ~ tope, drink | drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic.; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" |
| ~ hit it up, inebriate, souse, soak | become drunk or drink excessively. |
| ~ wine | drink wine. |
| ~ hold, carry | drink alcohol without showing ill effects.; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry" |
| v. (consumption) | 7. drink, pledge, salute, toast, wassail | propose a toast to.; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" |
| ~ booze, drink, fuddle | consume alcohol.; "We were up drinking all night" |
| ~ give | propose.; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" |
| ~ honor, honour, reward | bestow honor or rewards upon.; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. drink, drink in | be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to.; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage" |
| ~ engross, engulf, steep, immerse, soak up, absorb, plunge | devote (oneself) fully to.; "He immersed himself into his studies" |
| v. (consumption) | 9. drink, tope | drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic.; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" |
| ~ habituate, use | take or consume (regularly or habitually).; "She uses drugs rarely" |
| ~ booze, drink, fuddle | consume alcohol.; "We were up drinking all night" |
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