as in to drink
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
the men liquored up at the roadhouse and then thought it would be a good idea to go hunting
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Use it as a mixer for your favorite spring cocktails or drink it all on its own.—
Staff Author,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2026 -
Brown also asked about medical records that showed Mensing started smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol at age 11 and taking opioids at 16.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2026
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When a screaming match nearly ended in a fistfight—the director was famously into drugs, booze, and gambling at the time—Toberoff quit.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Best Hotels & Resorts The Old Gin House This spot was a public guesthouse in 1760, later a factory (the gin refers to cotton, not booze).—
Jeannette Cooperman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Liquor (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquor%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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