LIQUOR


Meaning of LIQUOR in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

corn liquor

liquor store

malt liquor

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

hard

They do not touch hard liquor or even coffee.

He thought that some sort of hard liquor was probably the requirement here.

They have to call it a club or they're not allowed to serve hard liquor .

As for Lee Marvin, he eventually gave up the hard liquor .

■ NOUN

cabinet

I walked across to what looked like a liquor cabinet .

Carmine laughed and pointed at the liquor cabinet .

He carried the brandies solemnly back to the liquor cabinet .

license

What the Liquor Board was most interested in is what was happening with the funds generated from these special events liquor licenses .

La Serenata is still waiting for their full liquor license .

The only thing missing is a good glass of Chianti or Barolo, since Vivere has yet to get their liquor license .

The request was made even before an application was submitted for a liquor license .

If a caterer has a liquor license , it can supply liquor, beer and wine.

sale

They can not only compensate for declining liquor sales , but can even arrest and reverse that trend.

That helps explain why tequila sales in the United States, while growing, account for only 5 percent of liquor sales.

store

I pulled the car in beside a late-business liquor store .

The clerk in the liquor store had recommended that she let this red wine breathe before serving it.

I've been through my neighbourhood, where they've torn down liquor stores and burnt down everything.

The unanimous vote was applauded by community groups concerned that liquor stores lead to more drinking and more crime.

On Dec. 31, 91 people died in Bombay after drinking poisoned liquor bought at a government-licensed liquor store .

He went back into the liquor store and called Yellow Cab.

BTheodora sees Johnny up the street, bums a little change, then heads to a nearby liquor store .

It requires anyone seeking to open a liquor store in a high-crime area to obtain a conditional-use permit from the city.

■ VERB

drink

On Dec. 31, 91 people died in Bombay after drinking poisoned liquor bought at a government-licensed liquor store.

hold

She never held her liquor well.

sell

No licensee may sell liquor without a licence; to do so is a criminal offence. 2.

It is a criminal offence to sell liquor on credit.

supply

If a caterer has a liquor license, it can supply liquor, beer and wine.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

can hold your drink/liquor/alcohol etc

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a liquor store

He got used to drinking hard liquor at an early age.

The man was holding a bottle of liquor in one hand and a cigarette in the other.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A function of Temperance activities was to enhance the symbolic properties of liquor and abstinence as marks of status.

But the servant returned with a wineskin, and at a signal poured a liquor from it into the horn vessels.

Gently reheat the Light Leek Sauce with the cooking liquor .

He reeked of liquor and sweat.

Huy forced himself into a sitting position by degrees and brought the empty jar of fig liquor into vision.

The clerk in the liquor store had recommended that she let this red wine breathe before serving it.

The council passed the law governing liquor outlets Oct. 31, 1995.

The unanimous vote was applauded by community groups concerned that liquor stores lead to more drinking and more crime.

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