Main Entry:: ¹drink
Pronunciation:: \ˈdriŋk\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: drank \ˈdraŋk\ ; drunk \ˈdrəŋk\ or drank; drink·ing
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English drincan; akin to Old High German trinkan to drink
Date:: before 12th century

transitive verb1 a: swallow , imbibe <drink water> b: to take in or suck up : absorb <drinking air into his lungs> c: to take in or receive avidly —usually used with in<drank in every word of the lecture>2: to join in a toast to <I'll drink your good health>3: to bring to a specified state by drinking alcoholic beverages <drank himself into oblivion>intransitive verb1 a: to take liquid into the mouth for swallowing b: to receive into one's consciousness2: to partake of alcoholic beverages <has quit drinking>3: to make or join in a toast <I'll drink to that!>

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