: a liquid substance: such as
a
: a usually distilled rather than fermented alcoholic beverage
b
: a watery solution of a drug
c
liquored; liquoring
ˈli-k(ə-)riŋ 
1
: to dress (something, such as leather) with oil or grease
2
: to make drunk with alcoholic liquor
—usually used with up
: to drink alcoholic liquor especially to excess
—usually used with up
Examples of liquor in a Sentence
Noun
He drinks beer and wine, but he doesn't drink any hard liquor.
vodka, whiskey, and other liquors
Verb
the men liquored up at the roadhouse and then thought it would be a good idea to go hunting
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Cops released surveillance footage of the suspect inside what appears to be a liquor store, carrying a brown briefcase.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
The work stoppage threatened the supply of everything from bananas to liquor to European luxury cars, all with the busy holiday shopping season less than two months away.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Maggi said investigators believe the victim was shot inside the home around 8 a.m., shortly before Godinez allegedly went to the liquor store and fired a gun there.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Cops released surveillance footage of the suspect inside what appears to be a liquor store, carrying a brown briefcase.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
There is really no relevant, responsible reason to allow grocery stores to sell beer and wine — or liquor for that matter.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
The work stoppage threatened the supply of everything from bananas to liquor to European luxury cars, all with the busy holiday shopping season less than two months away.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Liquor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liquor. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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