drink

English

/dɹɪŋk/

verb
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
  • (transitive) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
  • (intransitive) To consume alcoholic beverages.
  • (transitive) To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
  • (transitive) To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
  • (transitive) To smoke, as tobacco.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English drynken inherited from Old English drincan (swallow up, engulf, drink) inherited from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (drink) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (sip, pull, draw, draw into one's mouth, gulp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰrenǵ-

Gloss

sip, pull, draw, draw into one's mouth, gulp

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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