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Meanings of drink in English

Portuguese
bebidas
Catalan
beguda
Spanish
bebida
Wikidata

Any one of various liquids for drinking by humans.

bebidas
Russian
напитки
Portuguese
beberagem
Spanish
bebida
Catalan
beguda
Wikidata

Kind of liquid which is specifically prepared for human consumption.

Related terms
напитки
Portuguese
bebida
Catalan
beure
Spanish
bebida

The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.

bebida
Portuguese
deglutição
Catalan
deglució

The act of swallowing.

deglutição
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Examples for "drinking"
Examples for "drinking"
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Contaminated drinking water causes half a million deaths from diarrhoea each year.
BBC
2
Nitrate contamination in drinking water is a major threat to public health.
Pubmed
3
Some environmental and public health activists say it taints drinking water supplies.
Reuters
4
Twenty years ago, Icelandic teens were among the heaviest-drinking youths in Europe.
Radio NZ
5
Main outcome measures: Time to alcohol relapse and to heavy drinking relapse.
Pubmed
1
You take one side or the other in the war against drunkenness.
The Abominations of Modern Society
2
In this case the charges were non-support and drunkenness and extreme cruelty.
Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information
3
It is by the sloth, the drunkenness or the villainy of servants.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 04 / Swift's Wr...
4
It is never the kind of drunkenness you know in America, however.
On the Edge of the War Zone / From the Battle of the Marne to th...
5
Objection 1: It would seem that drunkenness is the gravest of sins.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
1
I mean I stopped everything except boozing when I started my family.
News.com.au
2
Hard living and heavy boozing had aged O'Neal beyond his fifty-seven years.
Don't cry
3
It's a coarse boozing sort of a life, but I like it.
One Man's Initiation—1917
4
Do you want to be in party central, boozing yourself to death?
The South African
5
Especially Brits, who are used to boozing where they damn well please.
The Guardian
1
Little does he suspect that all this time his seventh heaven is but the crapulence of self-love.
Tancred; Or, The New Crusade
2
And she eyed him as one might a person caught in flagrant crapulence at one o'clock a.m.
Will Warburton
Usage of drink in English
1
Africa's food and drink market has seen several deals in recent years.
Reuters
2
GERMANY is the largest market for food and drink in the EU.
The Irish Times
3
Food and drink prices also rose by less than a year ago.
The Irish Times
4
Children need to drink plenty of water to meet their intellectual potential.
The Irish Times
5
Almost all Irish food and drink companies now claim to be 'Brexit-ready'.
The Irish Times
6
The Western Health Board has advised people not to drink the water.
The Irish Times
7
Really, though, your best bet for health is to just drink water.
Wired
8
Image via Canva Food and drink: These can be another great prop.
The South African
9
What will result in food and drink consumption being healthy for all?
The Guardian
10
OPINION:The original pint was a very different drink from the modern version.
The Irish Times
11
I know a good place to rest and let the horses drink.
Biggie and the devil diet
12
Water was often unsafe to drink, and wine the preferred national beverage.
The Irish Times
13
We all love a good meal and a great drink with it.
The South African
14
He asked her if she wanted another drink; she said she did.
The Hellbound Heart
15
People often come from work for a drink and stay until 2am.
The Guardian
16
Some members believe late-night fast-food outlets can be flashpoints for drink-related violence.
The Irish Times
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