as in drinks
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
frat boys lushing up on beer during freshman rush
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The character is an adult who drinks, wears impeccable clothing, and beds women—the familiar Bond tropes.—
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PC Magazine,
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Assuming that the account in her journal is true, her father goes out and drinks himself into a ‘paralytic’ state.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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“Lushes (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lushes%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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