drink
To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
Verb 3 meanings
To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
“He drank the water I gave him.”
To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
“Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.”
To consume alcoholic beverages.
“You've been drinking, haven't you?”
Noun 4 meanings
A beverage.
“What kind of drink would you like? We have soft drinks and hard drinks.”
Drinks in general; something to drink.
A type of beverage (usually mixed).
“My favourite drink is the White Russian.”
A (served) alcoholic beverage.
“Can I buy you a drink?”
Etymology
From Middle English drinken, from Old English drincan (“to drink, swallow up, engulf”), from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”), of uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp”), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (“to draw, glide”).
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DRINK at a glance
DRINK has 5 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (D 2 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + K 5) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,294 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with drink
All rhymesOne letter away
- DRUNK10
- DRANK10
- BRINK11
- PRINK11
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