Drink (dr&ibreve_;&nsmacr_;k), v. i. [imp. Drank (dră&nsmacr_;k), formerly Drunk (drŭ&nsmacr_;k); & p. p. Drunk, Drunken (-'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Drinking. Drunken is now rarely used, except as a verbal adj. in sense of habitually intoxicated; the form drank, not infrequently used as a p. p., is not so analogical.] [AS. drincan; akin to OS. drinkan, D. drinken, G. trinken, Icel. drekka, Sw. dricka, Dan. drikke, Goth. drigkan. Cf. Drench, Drunken, Drown.] 1. To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink from a spring.
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Gird thyself, and serve me, till have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink. Luke xvii. 8.
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He shall drink of the wrath the Almighty. Job xxi. 20.
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Drink of the cup that can not cloy. Keble.
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2. To quaff exhilarating or intoxicating liquors, in merriment or feasting; to carouse; to revel; hence, to lake alcoholic liquors to excess; to be intemperate in the &unr_;se of intoxicating or spirituous liquors; to tipple. Pope.
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And they drank, and were merry with him. Gem. xliii. 34.
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Bolingbroke always spoke freely when he had drunk freely. Thackeray.
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To drink to, to salute in drinking; to wish well to, in the act of taking the cup; to pledge in drinking.
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I drink to the general joy of the whole table,
And to our dear friend Banquo. Shak.
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Drink, n. 1. Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or decoctions.
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Give me some drink, Titinius. Shak.
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2. Specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on, wit is out.
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Drink money, or Drink penny, an allowance, or perquisite, given to buy drink; a gratuity. -- Drink offering (Script.), an offering of wine, etc., in the Jewish religious service. -- In drink, drunk. “The poor monster's in drink.” Shak. -- Strong drink, intoxicating liquor; esp., liquor containing a large proportion of alcohol. “ Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging.” Prov. xx. 1.
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