booze

¹booze

intransitive verb \ˈbüz\

boozed booz·ing

Definition of BOOZE

: to drink intoxicating liquor especially to excess —often used in the phrase booze it up

Examples of BOOZE

1. He was out boozing with his friends.
2. <he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday>

Origin of BOOZE

Middle English bousen, from Middle Dutch būsen

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BOOZE

Synonyms

bib, drink, guzzle, liquor (up), lush (up) [slang], soak, tipple

Related Words

carouse, revel; imbibe, nip

Near Antonyms

abstain

Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

Rhymes with BOOZE

blues, bruise, choose, cruise, cruse, Druze, flews, fuse, lose, Meuse, muse, news, ooze, Ouse, roose, ruse, schmooze, snooze, trews, use, whose

²booze

noun

Definition of BOOZE

: intoxicating drink; especially : hard liquor

— booz·i·ly \-zə-lē\ adverb

— boozy \-zē\ adjective

Examples of BOOZE

1. We bought some chips and booze for the party.
2. <this will be a birthday party without booze>

First Known Use of BOOZE

14th century

Related to BOOZE

Synonyms

aqua vitae, ardent spirits, alcohol, bottle, drink, firewater, grog, hooch [slang], inebriant, intoxicant, John Barleycorn, juice [slang], liquor, lush [slang], moonshine, potable, rum, sauce [slang], spirits, stimulant, strong drink, tipple

Antonyms

nonintoxicant

Related Words

aperitif, bracer, chaser, digestif, nightcap; belt, load, nip, peg [British], pop, shooter, shot, slug, snifter, snort, tot, whet; cocktail, mixed drink; ale, beer, brew, brewage, brewski [slang], home brew, malt liquor, microbrew, mum, nappy [chiefly Scottish]; mead, sake (or saki), wine; barley-bree (also barley-broo) [chiefly Scottish], brandy, gin, liqueur, mao-tai, mescal, schnapps, tequila, vodka, whiskey (or whisky); Dutch courage

Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail