Definition of drink
(Entry 1 of 2)
b
: to take in or suck up : absorb
drinking air into his lungs
c
: to take in or receive avidly
—usually used with in drank in every word of the lecture
2
: to join in a toast (see toast entry 1 sense 2a) to
I'll drink your good health.
3
: to bring to a specified state by drinking alcoholic beverages
drank himself into oblivion
1a
: to take liquid into the mouth for swallowing
eating and drinking
b
: to receive into one's consciousness
drinking deep of the culture which surrounds them— L. R. Ward
2
: to partake of alcoholic beverages
has quit drinking
3
: to make or join in a toast
I'll drink to that!
drink the Kool-Aid
[after a 1978 mass suicide in Guyana brought about when members of the Peoples Temple cult were ordered to consume a flavored drink mixed with cyanide]
: to comply unquestioningly with the demands or policies of a particular leader, ideology, or organization
drink
nounDefinition of drink (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: a liquid suitable for swallowing
provided with food and drink
b
: alcoholic beverages
2
: a draft (see draft entry 1 sense 2b) or portion of liquid
poured herself a drink
3
: excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages
he took to drink when his business failed
4
: a sizable body of water
—used with the landed in the drink
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The first known use of drink was before the 12th century
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