[drink] vb drank ; drunk or drank ; drink.ing [ME, fr. OE drincan; akin to OHG trinkan to drink] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: swallow, imbibe b: to take in or suck up: absorb "~ing air into his lungs" c: to take in or receive avidly--usu. used with in "drank in every word of the lecture"
2: to join in a toast to "I'll ~ your good health"
3: to bring to a specified state by drinking alcoholic beverages "drank himself into oblivion" ~ vi 1 a: to take liquid into the mouth for swallowing b: to receive into one's consciousness
2: to partake of alcoholic beverages
3: to make or join in a toast "I'll ~ to that]"
[2]drink n (bef. 12c) 1 a: a liquid suitable for swallowing b: alcoholic beverages
2: a draft or portion of liquid
3: excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages
4: a sizable body of water--used with the