liquor

noun li·quor \ ˈli-kər \

|Updated on: 13 Jun 2018

Examples: liquor in a Sentence

Definition of liquor

: a liquid substance: such as

a : a usually distilled rather than fermented alcoholic beverage

b : a watery solution of a drug

c : bath 2b(1)

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Examples of liquor in a Sentence

He drinks beer and wine, but he doesn't drink any hard liquor.
vodka, whiskey, and other liquors

Recent Examples of liquor from the Web

Surely days, possibly weeks, maybe months, depending on how fast liquor stores run dry.

— alex prewitt, SI.com, "First Capitals Cup crystallizes end of D.C. drought," 8 June 2018
Powell is accused of stealing roughly $3,000 worth of blank checks and cashing them at a liquor store.

— thomas novelly, The Courier-Journal, "Katina Powell, accused of stealing blank checks, will see grand jury," 7 June 2018
Oncoming cars veered out of the way as Saulters sped past the liquor store, the police station, the church.

— avi selk, Washington Post, "A police officer was fired after video showed him running down a fleeing suspect with his car," 3 June 2018
Oncoming cars veered out of the way as Saulters sped past the liquor store, the police station, the church.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "Georgia cop fired after he ran over fleeing suspect with his car," 3 June 2018
Jerrie's admirable work ethic allowed her to hold various jobs such as bookkeeping, working at Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut and even owning her own business (a wine and liquor store) in Simsbury, CT.

— courant.com, "Geraldine M. Elliott," 3 June 2018
But so far it's been a losing effort, making cold beer an exclusive offering of the state's package liquor stores.

— justin l. mack, Indianapolis Star, "Here's how well those 'Chill Indiana' cold beer bags actually work," 1 June 2018
Businesses like liquor stores and low-end motels would be prohibited.

— bill turque, kansascity, "'Overkill' or 'great connector'? Thoughts along 63rd Street on renaming it for MLK," 29 May 2018
HunchLab also examines less obvious data points, like the location of liquor stores and schools, an area’s proximity to local expressways, and even weather conditions and phases of the moon (there is more crime during full moons; no one knows why).

— timothy williams, New York Times, "Can 30,000 Cameras Help Solve Chicago’s Crime Problem?," 26 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of liquor

Middle English licour, from Anglo-French, from Latin liquor, from liquēre

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First Known Use: 13th century

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liquor Synonyms

Synonyms

alcohol, drink, inebriant, intoxicant, moonshine, spirits;

Antonyms

nonintoxicant;

liquor

verb

Definition of liquor

liquored; liquoring play \ˈli-k(ə-)riŋ\

transitive verb

1 : to dress (something, such as leather) with oil or grease

2 : to make drunk with alcoholic liquor —usually used with up

intransitive verb

: to drink alcoholic liquor especially to excess —usually used with up

Recent Examples of liquor from the Web

The votes on the Liquor Division budget were sharply divided, with members with religious objections to liquor consumption, including Martin, generally opposing adding the two new state liquor stores.

— betsy z. russell, idahostatesman, "Lawmaker tries, fails to block new Boise-area liquor stores | Idaho Statesman," 8 Mar. 2018
From the bride and groom’s perspective, the anticipation of getting all your guests adequately liquored up without going overboard—or spending all your money—can seem like a tall order.

— rachel tepper paley, Bon Appetit, "5 Drink Mistakes to Not Make at Your Wedding," 3 Aug. 2017
From the bride and groom’s perspective, the anticipation of getting all your guests adequately liquored up without going overboard—or spending all your money—can seem like a tall order.

— Bon Appetit, "5 Drink Mistakes to Not Make at Your Wedding," 24 July 2017
Boat racing in Madison dates to the 1800s, when steamboat captains liquored up on Kentucky moonshine challenged each other to races on the Ohio at speeds reaching 10 mph.

— gregg doyel, The Courier-Journal, "Doyel: Can a dead man save the Madison Regatta?," 28 June 2017
Because there are always a handful of jerks in just about any ballpark who get themselves liquored up and allow that filter that hides their real selves to stop functioning?

— peter schmuck, baltimoresun.com, "Schmuck: No one should have to deal with what Adam Jones did Monday at Fenway," 2 May 2017