(~s, ~ing, drank, drunk)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
When you ~ a liquid, you take it into your mouth and swallow it.
He drank his cup of tea...
He drank thirstily from the pool under the rock.
VERB: V n, V
2.
To ~ means to ~ alcohol.
He was smoking and ~ing too much...
VERB: V
~ing
She had left him because of his ~ing...
N-UNCOUNT
3.
A ~ is an amount of a liquid which you ~.
I’ll get you a ~ of water.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
4.
A ~ is an alcoholic ~.
She felt like a ~ after a hard day.
N-COUNT
5.
Drink is alcohol, such as beer, wine, or whisky.
Too much ~ is bad for your health.
N-UNCOUNT
6.
see also ~ing
7.
People say ‘I’ll ~ to that’ to show that they agree with and approve of something that someone has just said. (INFORMAL)
CONVENTION feelings