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Webster 1913 Edition
Drink
Drink
(drĭṉk)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp.
Drank
(drăṉk)
, formerly Drunk
(drŭṉk)
; & p. p.
Drunk
, Drunken
(-’n)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drinking
. Drunken is now rarely used, except as a verbal adj. in sense of habitually intoxicated; the form drank, not infrequently used as a p. p., is not so analogical.] 1.
To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst;
as, to
. drink
from a springGird thyself, and serve me, till have eaten and
drunken
; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink
. Luke xvii. 8.
He shall
drink
of the wrath the Almighty. Job xxi. 20.
Drink
of the cup that can not cloy. Keble.
2.
To quaff exhilarating or intoxicating liquors, in merriment or feasting; to carouse; to revel; hence, to lake alcoholic liquors to excess; to be intemperate in the [GREEK]se of intoxicating or spirituous liquors; to tipple.
Pope.
And they
drank
, and were merry with him. Gem. xliii. 34.
Bolingbroke always spoke freely when he had
drunk
freely. Thackeray.
To drink to
, to salute in drinking; to wish well to, in the act of taking the cup; to pledge in drinking.
I
And to our dear friend Banquo.
drink to
the general joy of the whole table,And to our dear friend Banquo.
Shakespeare
Drink
,Verb.
T.
1.
To swallow (a liquid); to receive, as a fluid, into the stomach; to imbibe;
as, to
. drink
milk or waterThere lies she with the blessed gods in bliss,
There
There
drinks
the nectar with ambrosia mixed. Spenser.
The bowl of punch which was brewed and
drunk
in Mrs. Betty’s room. Thackeray.
2.
To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
And let the purple violets
drink
the stream. Dryden.
3.
To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
To
drink
the cooler air, Tennyson.
My ears have not yet
Of that tongue's utterance.
drunk
a hundred wordsOf that tongue's utterance.
Shakespeare
Let me . . .
drink
delicious poison from thy eye. Pope.
4.
To smoke, as tobacco.
[Obs.]
And some men now live ninety years and past,
Who never
Who never
drank
to tobacco first nor last. Taylor (1630.)
To drink down
, to act on by drinking; to reduce or subdue;
as, to
. drink down
unkindnessShak.
– To drink in
, to take into one's self by drinking, or as by drinking; to receive and appropriate as in satisfaction of thirst.
“Song was the form of literature which he [Burns] had drunk in from his cradle.” J. C. Shairp.
– To drink off
or To drink up
to drink completely, especially at one draught;
– as, to
drink off
a cup of cordial. To drink the health of
, or To drink to the health of
to drink while expressing good wishes for the health or welfare of.
Drink
,Noun.
1.
Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or decoctions.
Give me some
drink
, Titinius. Shakespeare
2.
Specifically, intoxicating liquor;
as, when
. drink
is on, wit is outDrink money
, or Drink penny
an allowance, or perquisite, given to buy drink; a gratuity.
– Drink offering
(Script.)
, an offering of wine, etc., in the Jewish religious service.
– In drink
, drunk.
“The poor monster's in drink.” Shak.
– Strong drink
, intoxicating liquor; esp., liquor containing a large proportion of alcohol.
“ Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging.” Prov. xx. 1.
Webster 1828 Edition
Drink
DRINK
,Verb.
I.
1.
To swallow liquor, for quenching thirst or other purpose; as, to drink of the brook.Ye shall indeed drink of my cup. Matthew 20.
2.
To take spirituous liquors to excess; to be intemperate in the use of spirituous liquors; to be a habitual drunkard.3.
To feast; to be entertained with liquors.To drink to,
1.
To salute in drinking; to invite to drink by drinking first; as, I drink to you grace.2.
To wish well to, in the act of taking the cup.DRINK
,Verb.
T.
1.
To swallow, as liquids; to receive, as a fluid, into the stomach; as, to drink water or wine.2.
To suck in; to absorb; to imbibe.And let the purple violets drink the stream.
3.
To take in by any inlet; to hear; to see; as, to drink words or the voice.I drink delicious poison from thy eye.
4.
To take in air; to inhale.To drink down, is to act on by drinking; to reduce or subdue; as, to drink down unkindness.
To drink off, to drink the whole at a draught; as, to drink off a cup of cordial.
To drink in, to absorb; to take or receive into any inlet.
To drink up, to drink the whole.
To drink health, or to the health, a customary civility in which a person at taking a glass or cup, expresses his respect or kind wishes for another.
DRINK
,Noun.