NURSE A DRINK

Meaning of NURSE A DRINK in English

v. phr. , informal To hold a drink in one's hand at a party, pretending to be drinking it or taking extremely small sips only. John's been nursing that drink all evening.

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NURSE A DRINK — {v. phr.}, {informal} To hold a drink in one's hand at a party, pretending to be drinking it or taking …
Slang English vocab
NURSE A DRINK — {v. phr.}, {informal} To hold a drink in one's hand at a party, pretending to be drinking it or taking …
Словарь английских идиом
NURSE — I. ˈnərs, ˈnə̄s, ˈnəis noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English nurse, norse, nurice, from Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRINK — I. ˈdriŋk verb ( drank ˈdraŋk, -aiŋk ; or dialect drunk ˈdrəŋk ; or nonstandard drinked ˈdriŋ(k)t ; drunk or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NURSE — (n.) Either one of the nurse sharks.
Английский словарь Webster
NURSE — ( v. t. ) To manage with care and economy, with a view to increase; as, to nurse our national …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( v. t. ) To caress; to fondle, as a nurse does.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( n. ) Either one of the nurse sharks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — /nerrs/ , n. , v. , nursed, nursing . 1. a person formally educated and trained in the care of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRINK — /dringk/ , v. , drank or ( Nonstandard ) drunk, drunk or, often, drank, drinking; n. v.i. 1. to take …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — v. breast-feed; suckle; provide medical care; take care of; work as a nurse; use up slowly; dwell on, harbor (especially …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NURSE — I. ˈnərs noun Etymology: Middle English norice, norce, nurse, from Anglo-French nurice, from Late Latin nutricia, from Latin, feminine of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRINK — I. ˈdriŋk verb ( drank ˈdraŋk ; drunk ˈdrəŋk ; or drank ; drink·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NURSE — noun either one of the nurse sharks. 2. nurse ·vt to caress; to fondle, as a nurse does. 3. nurse …
Webster English vocab
DRINK — vt to smoke, as tobacco. 2. drink ·noun specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on, wit is out. 3. …
Webster English vocab
NURSE — [nurse] n [ME, fr. OF nurice, fr. LL nutricia, fr. L, fem. of nutricius nourishing--more at nutritious] (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRINK — [drink] vb drank ; drunk or drank ; drink.ing [ME, fr. OE drincan; akin to OHG trinkan to drink] vt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NURSE — nurse, Nurse BrE AmE nɜːs AmE nɝːs ▷ nursed nɜːst AmE nɝːst ▷ nurses ˈnɜːs ɪz -əz AmE ˈnɝːs əz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NURSE — / nɜːs; NAmE nɜːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a person whose job is to take care of sick …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRINK — / drɪŋk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a liquid for drinking; an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRINK — I. drink 1 S1 W2 /drɪŋk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense drank /dræŋk/, past participle drunk /drʌŋk/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NURSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a person trained to assist doctors in caring for the sick or infirm. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRINK — v. & n. --v. (past drank; past part. drunk) 1 a tr. swallow (a liquid). b tr. swallow the liquid …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NURSE — n. & v. n. 1 a person trained to assist doctors in caring for the sick or infirm. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRINK — v. & n. v. (past drank; past part. drunk) 1 a tr. swallow (a liquid). b tr. swallow the liquid …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NURSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a person trained to assist doctors in caring for the sick or infirm. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
DRINK — v. & n. --v. (past drank; past part. drunk) 1. a tr. swallow (a liquid). b tr. swallow the liquid …
Oxford English vocab
NURSE — ( nurses, nursing, nursed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A nurse …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRINK — ( drinks, drinking, drank, drunk) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NURSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a student teacher/doctor/nurse (= someone who is learning to be a teacher, doctor, or …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRINK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a drink of water ▪ He asked for a drink of water. a drinking …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRINK — (LIQUID) [noun] - (an amount of) liquid which is taken into the body through the mouthWould you like a drink …
Cambridge English vocab
NURSE — Synonyms and related words : LPN, RN, advance, aliment, amah, apprentice, attend, attend to, ayah, baby, baby-sit, bandage, bathe, bear, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRINK — Synonyms and related words : BS, Bronx cocktail, Bull Shot, Cuba Libre, Dubonnet cocktail, Green Dragon, Guggenheim, Harvey Wallbanger, Irish …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRINK — I. verb 1. to take in (potable liquid) the boys drank all the soda Synonyms: imbibe, quaff, sip, sup (off …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
NURSE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ certified ( AmE ), experienced , licensed ( AmE ), qualified , registered , trained ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DRINK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cold , cool , iced , refreshing ▪ I could do with a nice cool ~. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DRINK — See ↑ DRINK 1,4,6,8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can hold your drink • ↑ don't drink/doesn't drink • ↑ have a …
Longman Activator English vocab
DRINK — INDEX: 1. to drink something 2. to drink very quickly 3. to drink all of something 4. something that you …
Longman Activator English vocab
NURSE — n. 25B6; noun skilled nurses : CARER, caregiver; informal Florence Nightingale, nursey; N. Amer. informal candy-striper. she had been his …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRINK — n. 25B6; verb she drank her coffee : SWALLOW, gulp down, quaff, guzzle, sup; imbibe, sip, consume; drain, toss off, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRINK — v. 1 quaff, imbibe, sip, gulp, swallow, swill, guzzle, toss off, lap (up), Colloq wet one's whistle, swig, knock back, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRINK — 1. сущ. 1) а) питье; напиток weak drink ≈ слабый напиток to fix a drink, make a drink, mix a …
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NURSE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRINK — drink.ogg 1. drıŋk n 1. питьё food and drink - пища /еда/ и питьё to have a drink - напиться …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NURSE — I nurse сущ.1) а) нянька, няня - at nurse б) кормилица, мамка - put out to nurse 2) а) нянченье, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DRINK — питье; напиток; глоток; стакан (вина, воды); спиртной напиток (тж. ardent drink, strong drink) склонность к спиртному, пьянство; the drink coll. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NURSE
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DRINK — 1. drıŋk n 1. питьё food and drink - пища /еда/ и питьё to have a drink - напиться ср. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) нянька, няня - at nurse б) кормилица, мамка - put out to nurse 2) а) нянченье, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DRINK — 1. сущ. 1) а) питье; напиток weak drink — слабый напиток ardent drink, potent drink, stiff drink, strong drink — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) нянька, няня - at nurse б) кормилица, мамка - put out to nurse 2) а) нянченье, пестование б) перен. колыбель (в сочетании the nurse …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DRINK — 1. сущ. 1) а) питье; напиток weak drink — слабый напиток ardent drink, potent drink, stiff drink, strong drink — крепкий напиток, спиртной напиток fix …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NURSE — _I 1. _n. 1> няня, нянька; - put out to nurse - at nurse 2> кормилица, мамка 3> сиделка; медицинская …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DRINK — 1. _n. 1> питье; напиток - soft drinks 2> глоток; стакан (вина, воды); to have a drink - выпить; попить, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
NURSE — I 1. n. 1. няня, нянька; - put out to nurse - at nurse 2. кормилица, мамка 3. сиделка; медицинская …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DRINK — 1. n. 1. питье; напиток - soft drinks 2. глоток; стакан (вина, воды); to have a drink - выпить; попить, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DRINK — питье; напиток; глоток; стакан (вина, воды); спиртной напиток (тж. ardent drink, strong drink) склонность к спиртному, пьянство; the drink coll. море пить, пьянствовать
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
NURSE — _I nə:s 1. _n. 1> няня, нянька; at nurse на попечении няни; to put out to nurse отдать на попечение …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DRINK — 1. _n. 1> питьё; напиток; soft drinks безалкогольные напитки 2> глоток; стакан (вина, воды); to have a drink выпить; попить, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
NURSE
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRINK — 1. сущ. 1) а) питье; напиток weak drink ≈ слабый напиток to fix a drink, make a drink, mix a …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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