(of food, drink or drugs) To have consumed
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Under the influence of alcohol
“For six weeks, I lived the part of a drunk bum, sleeping in my clothes, not washing, walking around the streets, and drinking excessively.”
Suffering from alcoholism
Tight as a tick
Unruly or lawless in behavior
A person who is drunk or who habitually drinks to excess
“For far too many years, my Dad was a hopeless drunk. For the first eight years of my life, for some obscure reason, Dad needed to drink every day.”
A period of excessive indulgence in drinking alcohol
“He would be sober for weeks, but if someone offered him a drink, he could go on a weeklong drunk.”
(of food, drink or drugs) To have consumed
“I started to drink some refreshing water and immediately felt hydrated.”
Past tense for to absorb or soak up a liquid
“That the former will absorb the latter, in point of fact, is as inevitable as that a sponge will drink up water.”
Past tense for to consume or be in the habit of consuming alcohol
“At the meeting, he confessed to always feeling the urge to drink excessively.”
(drink to) Past tense for to propose a toast
“Cheers to the freakin' weekend. I drink to that.”
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