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How to pronounce drink in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pledge, salute, toast, wassail
Type of reward, honour, honor
Has types give


Let's drink to the New Year.
Type Words
Synonyms drink in
Type of engross, plunge, steep, soak up, absorb, immerse, engulf


The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage.
Type Words
Synonyms beverage, drinkable, potable
Type of food, nutrient, liquid
Has types near beer, cooler, oenomel, cyder, alcohol, ade, alcoholic beverage, tea-like drink, tea, drinking chocolate, drinking water, alcoholic drink, fizz, potion, java, coffee, mate, milk, mixer, smoothie, refresher, intoxicant, wish-wash, fruit crush, fruit drink, fruit juice, ginger beer, soft drink, chocolate, hot chocolate, hydromel, cider, cocoa, inebriant
Type Words
Synonyms deglutition, swallow
Type of uptake, ingestion, consumption, intake
Has types gulp, draft, aerophagia, draught, sip, swig


he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips.
Type Words
Synonyms boozing, crapulence, drinking, drunkenness
Type of intemperance, intemperateness
Has types drinking bout


drink was his downfall.
Type Words
Synonyms booze, fuddle, hit the bottle
Type of take in, have, take, consume, ingest
Has types pub-crawl, bar hop, soak, bib, port, inebriate, carry, claret, tipple, souse, hold, tank, wine, hit it up
Verb group tope
Derivation drinker, drinking


We were up drinking all night.
Type Words
Synonyms tope
Type of waste, squander, ware, consume
Verb group fuddle, booze, hit the bottle
Derivation drinking, drunkard, drinker


The husband drinks and beats his wife.
Type Words
Synonyms imbibe
Type of ingest, consume, have, take, take in
Has types gurgle, guggle, drink up, pour down, down, quaff, bolt down, sip, belt down, toss off, suck, swig, swill, swill down, guzzle, gulp, kill, lap, lap up, lick, drink down, pop, drain the cup
Derivation drinking, drinker


The patient must drink several liters each day.
The children like to drink soda.
Type Words
Type of water, body of water


he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued.
Type Words
Type of portion, serving, helping
Has types toast, chaser, draft, draught, eye opener, float, frappe, hair of the dog, ice-cream float, ice-cream soda, libation, milk shake, milkshake, nightcap, pledge, posset, potation, sangaree, sangria, shake, shandy, shandygaff, sillabub, stirrup cup, sundowner, syllabub, tipple, whiskey neat, whiskey on the rocks, whisky neat, whisky on the rocks


I asked for a hot drink.
likes a drink before dinner.

Examples of drink

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Inside McLoone's seaside restaurant, customers were enjoying a bite and a drink.
From the abcnews.go.com
Kaladi Brothers Coffee will donate all drink sales on Jan. 1 to three charities.
From the thenewstribune.com
Aficionados use words such as transcendental and ethereal to describe the drink.
From the thenewstribune.com
Allow two to three years of bottle aging, and it should drink well through 2020.
From the businessweek.com
It also keeps the drinking bowl higher so dogs don't have to bend down to drink.
From the abcnews.go.com
I'll bet a soft drink that not onr in 10 know her name, let alone what she does.
From the kentucky.com
At marriages and in Sunday Masses, we toast the bride or drink consecrated wine.
From the sacbee.com
Then let it sit for a few minutes, allowing the ice to cool the drink even more.
From the dailyherald.com
Continue to drink an 8-ounce glass every 20 minutes during the exercise session.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • A single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
  • Take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
  • The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
  • Consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
  • Beverage: any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
  • Toast: propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
  • A drink, or beverage, is a liquid which is specifically prepared for human consumption. In addition to filling a basic human need, beverages form part of the culture of human society.
  • The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private university, located in metropolitan Rochester, New York, within the town of Henrietta, New York, United States.
  • Drinking is the act of ingesting water or other liquids into the body through the mouth. Water is required for many of lifeu2019s physiological processes. Both excessive and inadequate water intake are associated with health problems.