verb / noun
drink
DRINGK/drˈɪŋk/
Liquid consumed by swallowing.
She drinks a glass of water after the long walk.
Etymology
Drincan already meant swallowing water or another liquid, so the everyday meaning has remained stable. Its deeper origin is uncertain, though it also had the broader sense “engulf.”
In context
Next he was ordered to drink a powerful opiate, and after that his lordship remembers nothing more
More examples
- Would you like a drink?
- He drank his tea slowly.
- We have drunk all the juice.
Forms
drink · drinks · drank · drunk · drinking
Similar words
- imbibe
- Formal or humorous, often associated with alcohol.