liquor

1 of 2

noun

li·​quor ˈli-kər 

: a liquid substance: such as

a

: a usually distilled rather than fermented alcoholic beverage

b

: a watery solution of a drug

c

: bath sense 2b(1)

liquor

2 of 2

verb

liquored; liquoring 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

Synonyms of liquor

Noun

• alcohol
• booze
• drink
• rum
• bottle

Verb

• drink
• lush (up)
• booze

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Didn’t charge us a dime and Wende paid for all the food and liquor. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

In place of a liquor shelf (the establishment sells only beer and cider), there’s a turntable and a library of vinyl—this evening’s up-tempo jazz struggled to compete with the din of a full house. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

That range of careers spans from operating a police drone to joining the water rescue team to liquor control enforcement. — Josh Taylor, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

The highway span was the exact ground covered last year by Sunshine Perez, who had made two trips to liquor stores to buy Patron tequila before driving the wrong way onto a Turnpike exit ramp. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1502, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Phrases Containing liquor

• hold one's liquor
• malt liquor
• pot liquor

Rhymes for liquor

• bicker
• dicker
• flicker
• kicker
• picker
• quicker
• ricker
• sicker
• slicker
• snicker
• sticker
• thicker

Kids Definition

liquor

noun

li·​quor

ˈlik-ər

1

: a liquid substance or solution

dye liquor

2

: a strong alcoholic beverage

Medical Definition

liquor

noun

li·​quor ˈlik-ər 

: a liquid substance: as

a

: a usually distilled rather than fermented alcoholic beverage

b

: a solution of a medicinal substance usually in water compare tincture

c

: bath sense 2b(1)