Meaning

• To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

  "He drank the water I gave him."

• (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).

  "Jack drank the whole bottle by himself."

• To consume alcoholic beverages.

  "Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking."

• To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.

• To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.

• To smoke, as tobacco.