a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
drink
How to use drink in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for drink.
Editorial note
- Certain foods & drink help - this changes and is tricky.
Quick take
a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of drink gathered in one view.
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for drink.
noun
a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
noun
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
See also: drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence
noun
any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
noun
any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued"
noun
the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
See also: swallow, deglutition
verb
take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
See also: imbibe
verb
consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
verb
propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
verb
be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"
verb
drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife"
See also: tope
Example sentences
- Certain foods & drink help - this changes and is tricky.
I had to drink close to a dozen cups of the stuff a day and it didn't go down easy.
The nation was full of Irish and German immigrants who loved to drink.
If too cold - get into shelter, drink something hot, eat carbs, add clothes, move faster.
The entire company gets together for six hours on Friday to drink and play marathon games though.
Caffeine and energy drink consumption has spiked right along with "low-fat", high-carb diets.
* I write this out of bitterness because I don't drink or play video games, which oddly I feel disqualifies me from working many places.
If I don't drink beer or coffee is there anything else to ask someone out to do in order to have some bonding time?-How to accept a compliment.
The supplement and meal replacement powder/drink industry is a multi-billion dollar market.
In such a presentation, there is a very simple initial prescription - lose weight, drink less alcohol, quit smoking, get some exercise, see me in six months.
Use alcohol sparingly: one drink is fine, but it takes a week to recover from a night of serious drinking... and if you're coding, you actually notice the loss.
But for lots of us it's possible to, for example, have a drink spilt on you and think "fuck that's annoying" without getting mad at, or even blaming, the person whose fault it was.
Not that white males who drink dry martinis cant do the job, but theres no real difference between advertising for a Ninja and throwing half your resums away because you dont like unlucky people.
Second, the rest of the design was created specifically for the optimal application of the epoxy spray that prevents your drink from developing a metallic taste.
They're takin' their sweet time bringin' the oil back, of course, maybe even took the liberty of hiring an alcoholic skipper who likes to drink martinis and fuckin' play slalom with the icebergs, it ain't too long 'til he hits one, spills the oil and kills all the sea life in the North Atlantic.
If the study is correct, take one group of people who use diet soft drinks with an overall healthy diet and compare it to another group of people who consume the same overall healthy diet but drink water instead of diet soft drinks, and the group that drinks water should have a better glucose tolerance response than the diet soft drink group.
I wouldn't want to live in a world were the Grateful Dead couldn't do any drugs, teenagers could never drink a beer, nobody could express himself with a graffiti in a drab wall, no child that wants to be a graphic designer could ever pirate Photoshop, being a few months less or more than the legal age to date sends you off as a molester, playing a different region DVD lands you to jail, and a million other things...
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use drink in a sentence?
- Certain foods & drink help - this changes and is tricky.
What does drink mean?
a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
What part of speech is drink?
drink is commonly used as noun, verb.