drinking
1Drinking — Drink ing, n. 1. The act of one who drinks; the act of imbibing. [1913 Webster] 2. The practice of partaking to excess of intoxicating liquors. [1913 Webster] 3. An entertainment with liquors; a carousal. [1913 Webster] Note: Drinking is used… …
2Drinking in L.A. — Drinking in L.A. Single by Bran Van 3000 from the album Glee Released September 8, 1998 …
3drinking — c.1200, drinkinge, from prp. of DRINK (Cf. drink) (v.). Drinking problem alcoholism is from 1957; earlier was drinking habit (1899) …
4drinking — drinking; non·drinking; …
5Drinking — The act of drinking as depicted by a statue in Schloss Nordkirchen. Drinking is the act of consuming water or a beverage through the mouth. Water is required for many of life’s physiological processes. Both excessive and inadequate water intake… …
6drinking — /dring king/, adj. 1. suitable or safe to drink: drinking water. 2. used in drinking: a drinking glass. 3. addicted to or indulging excessively in alcohol: Is he a drinking man? 4. of or pertaining to the act of drinking, esp. the drinking of… …
7drinking — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ binge, excessive, heavy ▪ the health problems associated with heavy drinking ▪ moderate ▪ teen (AmE), underage …
8drinking — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Swallowing a liquid Nouns 1. drinking, imbibing, potation, libation; social drinking; bacchanalia; blue law; cocktail party, open or cash bar; bring your own bottle or booze, BYOB, compotation, keg party;… …
9drinking — drink•ing [[t]ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) suitable for or used in drinking: drinking water; a drinking glass[/ex] 2) of, pertaining to, or indulging in the drinking of alcohol, esp. to excess: drinking companions[/ex] 3) habitual and excessive… …
10drinking — drink|ing [ˈdrıŋkıŋ] n [U] the activity of drinking alcohol ▪ after a night of heavy drinking (=drinking a lot of alcohol) drinking companion/buddy/partner etc …
