I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ cold , cool , iced , refreshing
▪
I could do with a nice cool ~.
▪ hot , warm
▪ milky ( BrE )
▪ sugary , sweet
▪ fruit , fruity ( AmE )
▪ carbonated , fizzy ( BrE )
▪ non-alcoholic , soft
▪ alcoholic
▪ stiff , strong (= with a lot of alcohol in it)
▪ mixed ( AmE )
▪ diet , low-calorie
▪ energy , sports ( esp. AmE )
▪ caffeinated
▪ long
▪
She took a long ~ of cold water.
▪ quiet ( esp. BrE )
▪ quick
▪ after-dinner , pre-dinner
▪
They invited us for pre-dinner ~s.
▪ early-evening , lunchtime ( esp. BrE )
▪ celebratory
▪ farewell ( esp. BrE )
▪ welcome ( esp. BrE )
▪
You will be offered a welcome ~ on arrival at the hotel.
▪ free
▪
The entrance charge includes a free ~.
… OF DRINKS
▪ round
▪
We ordered a round of ~s while waiting for a table.
VERB + DRINK
▪ consume ( formal ), drink , have
▪
I'll just drink my ~ then we can go.
▪
She had a hot ~ and went to bed.
▪ enjoy
▪
They were enjoying a ~ by the pool.
▪ want
▪
Do you want a ~?
▪ need
▪
I really need a cold ~.
▪ sip
▪ down , finish , knock back
▪
He knocked back his ~ in one go and ordered another one.
▪ take
▪
He took a ~ of his beer and sat down.
▪ go for ( BrE ), go out for
▪
Would you like to go out for a ~ after work?
▪ buy (sb) , get (sb) , grab , offer (sb) , order (sb)
▪
Can I buy you a ~?
▪
Let's go grab a ~.
▪ pour (sb) , serve (sb)
▪
He poured himself a stiff ~ to calm his nerves.
▪ make , mix
▪
He taught her how to mix ~s.
▪ refill
▪
She went around refilling everyone's ~s.
▪ spill
▪
Some idiot spilled my ~.
▪ spike
▪
The robbers spiked his ~ before taking his wallet and passport.
▪ drive sb to
▪
Her money problems drove her to ~ ( = made her start drinking a lot of alcohol ).
▪ turn to ( esp. BrE )
▪
After his wife died, he turned to ~.
DRINK + NOUN
▪ ~s party
▪
We've been invited to a ~s party.
▪ ~s cabinet ( esp. BrE )
▪
She took a bottle from the ~s cabinet.
▪ problem ( BrE ) ( drinking problem in AmE )
▪
She suspected her boss had a ~ problem.
▪ bottle
▪
Plastic ~ bottles can be recycled.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
Do you want ice in your ~?
▪ ~ of
▪
I'll have a ~ of milk, please.
PHRASES
▪ food and ~ ( esp. BrE ), food and ~s
▪
a stand serving food and ~s
II.
verb
1 take liquid into the body
ADVERB
▪ greedily , thirstily
▪
I opened the can and drank thirstily.
▪ deeply
▪
She drank deeply from the stream.
▪ down , up
▪
He filled a cup with water and drank it down in one gulp.
▪
Drink up, and let's go home.
VERB + DRINK
▪ find sth to , get yourself sth to , have sth to
▪
Go and get yourself something to eat and ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
He drank from a tumbler.
▪ through
▪
She was ~ing soda through a straw.
PHRASES
▪ eat and ~ , eat or ~
▪
Do you want something to eat or ~?
2 drink alcohol
ADVERB
▪ excessively , heavily , to excess , too much
▪
He's been ~ing heavily since he lost his job.
▪ in moderation , moderately , responsibly , sensibly ( esp. BrE )
▪
ads that tell people to ~ responsibly
▪ steadily
▪
She had been ~ing steadily since the early morning.
▪ regularly
▪
She had never been someone who drank regularly.
▪ alone
▪
I never ~ alone.
▪ legally
▪
At that age they can legally ~ alcohol.
PHRASES
▪ ~ and drive
▪
The campaign aims to persuade people not to ~ and drive.
▪ ~ like a fish (= drink a lot)
▪
Simon was ~ing like a fish that evening.
▪ ~ yourself to death
▪
He knew that he was probably ~ing himself to death.
Drink is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ alcohol , ↑ ale , ↑ beer , ↑ bottle , ↑ brandy , ↑ can , ↑ champagne , ↑ chocolate , ↑ cider , ↑ cocktail , ↑ coffee , ↑ coke , ↑ cup , ↑ drink , ↑ fluid , ↑ gin , ↑ glass , ↑ juice , ↑ liquid , ↑ liquor , ↑ milk , ↑ mouthful , ↑ mug , ↑ pint , ↑ poison , ↑ sherry , ↑ sip , ↑ soda , ↑ soup , ↑ spirit , ↑ tea , ↑ toast , ↑ water , ↑ whisky , ↑ wine