Drink I Drɪŋk Food Alcoholic Noun Hot/Cold Passengers

• can i have a drink?
• do you want a drink?
• a hot/cold drink
• passengers were left without food and drink for hours.

drink

1. a liquid for drinking; an amount of a liquid that you drink
• SEE ALSO energy drink
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/energy-drink
• Can I have a drink?
• Do you want a drink?
• a hot/cold drink
• Passengers were left without food and drink for hours.
• There are snacks and fizzy drinks in the kitchen.
• We were offered free drinks to make up for the wait.
• a drink of water
• She took a drink from the glass and then put it down.

Extra Examples

• She had a hot drink and went to bed.
• I could do with a nice cool drink.
• Plastic drink bottles can be recycled.
• I'll just drink my drink then we can go.
• I'll have a drink of milk, please.
• Do you want ice in your drink?
• She took a long drink of cold water.
• She went around refilling everyone's drinks.
• Some idiot spilled my drink.
• Food and drinks will be available.
• I felt better after having a drink of water.
• Try to cut down on sweets and sugary drinks.
2. alcohol or an alcoholic drink; something that you drink on a social occasion
• SEE ALSO long drink
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/long-drink
• They went for a drink together.
• Are you coming for a drink with us after work?
• There were free drinks at the bar for everyone.
• The drinks are on me (= I'll pay for them).
• I need a stiff drink (= a very strong drink).
• her battle with drink and drugs
• He's got a drink problem.
• He has a drinking problem.
• They came home the worse for drink (= drunk).
• She took to drink (= often drank too much alcohol) after her marriage broke up.

Extra Examples

• Can I buy you a drink?
• She bought another round of drinks.
• He downed his drink.
• Would you like to go for a drink later?
• Let's go grab a drink.
• They invited us for pre-dinner drinks.
• You will be offered a welcome drink on arrival at the hotel.
• They sat in silence, sipping their drinks.
• The robbers spiked his drink before taking his wallet and passport.
• He knocked back his drink in one go and ordered another one.
• He taught her how to mix drinks.
• You should stay away from the drink.
• She took a bottle from the drinks cabinet.
3. a social occasion where you have alcoholic drinks
• Would you like to come for drinks on Sunday?
• a drinks party
4. alcoholic drink
5. to make somebody so worried, annoyed or upset that they lose control of their behaviour, especially by drinking too much alcohol
• The stress drove her to drink and put a strain on her marriage.
• Dragging kids through airports is enough to drive you to drink.
6. something that somebody enjoys very much
• This degree of chaos is meat and drink to Guy.
7. something that is a normal thing to deal with for somebody
• This kind of research task is meat and drink to these students.

Word Origin

• Old English drincan (verb), drinc (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drinken and German trinken.