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 verb 1 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 verb 1 a : to take liquid into the mouth for swallowing b : to receive into one's consciousness
2 : to partake of alcoholic beverages <has quit drinking>
3 : to make or join in a toast <I'll drink to that!>