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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
Synonyms
Examples for "swallow"
Examples for "swallow"
1
My spouse wanted her own 'healthy' food that I can barely swallow.
The Irish Times
2
Their message is simple and easy to swallow: Beer tastes, says Oliver.
The Irish Times
3
They're claimin' to offer the fountain a youth in 'easy-to-swallow time-released capsules'.
G'day to die: a passport to peril mystery
4
I shall turn them to me, or I shall swallow their souls.
Monster Hunter International
5
I saw a single swallow jinking its way south on October 28th.
The Irish Times
1
So we have poems of dejection, of reflection, of deglutition, of indigestion.
Literary Lapses
2
Then it swallowed its prey slowly with the deglutition of a boa constrictor.
Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel
3
At last deglutition became impossible and the patient died of malnutrition.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
4
Enos of Brooklyn in 1854 reported absence of the epiglottis without interference with deglutition.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
5
To perform successively (and successfully) the functions of mastication, humectation, and deglutition.
The Devil's Dictionary
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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