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drunk

/dɹʌŋk/

verb

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.

Synonyms

gulp,
imbibe,
quaff,
sip,
alcohol,
hit the sauce

noun

Meaning

  • One who is intoxicated with alcohol.

  • A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.

  • A drinking-bout; a period of drunkenness.

  • A drunken state.

Synonyms

alcoholic,
drunkard,
piss artist,
pisshead,
sot

adjective

Meaning

  • Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.

  • Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.

  • (usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.

    "Drunk with power he immediately ordered a management reshuffle."

  • Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.

Synonyms

boozy,
sottish