drinking


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drinking
n. consumption of a liquid
 
drink
v. consume liquids; consume alcoholic beverages; absorb moisture; eagerly absorb through the senses; honor with a toast, participate in a toast

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Drinking
Drinking is the act of ingesting water or other liquids into the body through the mouth. Water is required for many of life’s physiological processes. Both excessive and inadequate water intake are associated with health problems.

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drinking

Noun
1. the act of consuming liquids
(synonym) imbibing, imbibition
(hypernym) consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
(hyponym) gulping, swilling, guzzling
(derivation) drink, imbibe
2. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
(synonym) drink, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence
(hypernym) intemperance, intemperateness
(hyponym) drinking bout
(derivation) drink, tope

 
drink

Noun
1. a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
(hypernym) helping, portion, serving
(hyponym) chaser
(derivation) imbibe
2. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
(synonym) drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence
(hypernym) intemperance, intemperateness
(hyponym) drinking bout
(derivation) tope
3. any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
(synonym) beverage, drinkable, potable
(hypernym) food, nutrient
(hyponym) milk
(derivation) imbibe
4. any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued"
(hypernym) body of water, water
(classification) colloquialism
5. the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
(synonym) swallow, deglutition
(hypernym) consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
(hyponym) aerophagia
(derivation) imbibe

Verb
1. take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
(synonym) imbibe
(hypernym) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
(hyponym) swill, swill down
(see-also) drain the cup, drink up
(derivation) beverage, drinkable, potable
2. consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
(synonym) booze, fuddle
(hypernym) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
(hyponym) port
(verb-group) tope
(derivation) drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence
3. propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
(synonym) toast, pledge, salute, wassail
(hypernym) honor, honour, reward
(hyponym) give
(entail) booze, fuddle
4. be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"
(synonym) drink in
(hypernym) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
5. drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife"
(synonym) tope
(hypernym) use, habituate
(verb-group) booze, fuddle
(derivation) drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence


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drinking
n. pití (alkoholu)
 
drink
v. pít; pít (alkohol); připít komu/na co; vypít (co); dopít (co)

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drinking
Rzecz. picie; pijaństwo
 
drink
Czas. pić; pić; pić czyjeś zdrowie; wznosić toast za kogoś/coś; wypić/dopić coś; nigdy nie piję alkoholu, kiedy prowadzę samochód; pił dużo