| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. An act of drinking or the amount swallowed: draft, potation, pull, quaff, sip, sup, swill. Informal : swig. Slang : belt. See MOUTH. 2. Any liquid that is fit for drinking: beverage, drinkable, liquor, potable. See DRY. | | VERB: | 1. To salute by raising and drinking from a glass: pledge, toast. See DESIRE, REMEMBER. 2. To take alcoholic liquor, especially excessively or habitually: guzzle, imbibe, tipple. Informal : nip2, soak. Slang : booze, lush2, tank up. Idioms: bend the elbow, hit the bottle . See DRUGS. 3. To take in (moisture or liquid): absorb, imbibe, soak (up), sop up, take up. See GIVE. 4. To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid): imbibe, pull on, quaff, sip, sup. Informal : swig, toss down or (off). Slang : belt. Idioms: wet one's whistle. See MOUTH.
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