Definition of liquor
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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
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Tuopai, a small town in Sichuan, sold a majority stake in its struggling liquor company to a Chinese private-equity firm last year.
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Swift was 17 when he was arrested for the rape and murder of Nina Glover, 30, a prostitute whose body was found in a trash bin behind a liquor store.
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The senator said DiGiovanni’s brother, Vincent DiGiovanni, had competed with Rimann for the liquor distributorship.
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In a cold pan add the liquor, turn on the heat and let the alcohol evaporate.
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Now the prime real estate at the bottom of the Sanger Lofts building will house In the Sack, a fresh market sandwich shop and liquor store with a location in Dallas.
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Grab whatever strikes your fancy, stop at the liquor store and invite some friends over for a backyard fruit juice fest.
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Liquor stores - Most chain liquor stores are open regular hours on Tuesday.
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A tax on sweetened beverages suddenly puts soda in the same category as cigarettes and liquor, making it a shameful indulgence.
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Origin and Etymology of liquor
Middle English licour, from Anglo-French, from Latin liquor, from liquēre
liquor
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
First Known Use of liquor
1502
LIQUOR Defined for English Language Learners
liquor
playDefinition of liquor for English Language Learners
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: an alcoholic drink; especially : a strong alcoholic drink
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