TONIC


Meaning of TONIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tɒnɪk ]

( tonics)

1.

Tonic or tonic water is a colourless fizzy drink that has a slightly bitter flavour and is often mixed with alcoholic drinks, especially gin.

Keeler sipped at his gin and tonic.

...low-calorie tonics.

N-MASS

2.

A tonic is a medicine that makes you feel stronger, healthier, and less tired.

Britons are spending twice as much on health tonics as they were five years ago...

N-MASS

3.

A tonic is anything that makes you feel stronger, more cheerful, or more enthusiastic.

Seeing Marcus at that moment was a great tonic...

= boost

N-COUNT : oft adj N , N for n

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