boozed; boozing
: to drink intoxicating liquor especially to excess
—often used in the phrase booze it up
: intoxicating drink
especially
: hard liquor
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Verb
Noun
Examples of booze in a Sentence
Verb
He was out boozing with his friends.
he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday
Noun
We bought some chips and booze for the party.
this will be a birthday party without booze
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Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
In the California mountain hamlet of Dunsmuir (likewise the setting of Hall’s 2022 directorial debut), Sam struggles to sell a house and bickers with a deadbeat husband named Travis, both of them turning to booze to cope.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
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Verb
Would quitting cigarettes and booze a few years back and channeling all that energy into group fitness classes be enough to turn back time?
—Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
In the California mountain hamlet of Dunsmuir (likewise the setting of Hall’s 2022 directorial debut), Sam struggles to sell a house and bickers with a deadbeat husband named Travis, both of them turning to booze to cope.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Booze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booze. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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