drinking
/ˈdɹɪŋkɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
“He drank the water I gave him.”
- 2
(metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
“Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.”
- 3
To consume alcoholic beverages.
“Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking.”
- 4
To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
- 5
To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
- 6
To smoke, as tobacco.
noun
- 1
An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
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