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
Origin and Etymology of liquor
Middle English licour, from Anglo-French, from Latin liquor, from liquēre
First Known Use: 13th century
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
1502
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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