drink
1 different kinds of drink
2 having a drink
drinking in a bar or pub BAR/PUB
things we put drinks in CONTAINER
food and eating EAT, FOOD, MEAL, RESTAURANT
1 different kinds of drink
- something to drink: drink
Can I have a drink please? ◎ food and drink
- a cold drink that contains no alcohol: soft drink
※ alcoholic drinks ALCOHOL, BEER, WINE
- if a drink has air bubbles in it, it is fizzy, carbonated, sparkling; opposite: still
a fizzy drink ◎ carbonated water ◎ sparkling wine ◎ I prefer still orange to fizzy orange.
- a drink which is no longer fizzy is flat
This lemonade's disgusting - it's completely flat.
- to have a particular flavour: taste (of sth)
This tea tastes of lemon. ◎ to taste nice/awful/sweet/bitter/sour
※ hot drinks
- some common hot drinks are: coffee (noun U/C), tea (noun U/C), hot chocolate (noun U/C)
I'm going to get another coffee. ◎ a mug of hot chocolate
※ more on coffee and tea COFFEE/TEA
※ cold drinks
- water that you buy in a bottle: mineral water (noun U/C)
- slightly bitter water that is added to some alcoholic drinks: tonic (water) (noun U/C)
a gin and tonic
- water with gas that is usually added to alcoholic drinks: soda (water) (noun U/C)
a whisky and soda
- water from the tap: (tap) water (noun U)
Can I have some water, please?
- a drink made from the juice of a fruit: (fruit) juice (noun U/C)
fresh orange juice
- a fruit drink that you add water to: squash (noun U/C)
an orange squash
- fruit-flavoured fizzy drinks: lemonade (noun U/C), orangeade (noun C/U), fizzy orange/lemon (AmE soda pop)(noun U/C)
- a drink made from milk, and sometimes ice cream, and flavoured with fruit: milk shake (noun C/U)
a strawberry milk shake
- a fizzy drink that has no real sugar in it and will not make you fat: diet drink
diet lemonade
2 having a drink
- to take liquid into your body through your mouth: have a drink, drink* (sth)
Can I have a cup of tea? ◎ They had a quick drink in the pub. ◎ I never drink water!
- to fetch a drink from somewhere: get* a drink, help yourself (to a drink)
There's a beer in the fridge. Help yourself!
- to finish drinking sth: drink* (sth) up
Drink up - we've got to go.
- to drink sth quickly: drink* sth down
Come on, drink it down, it's not that bad.
- to make food or drink, etc pass from your mouth down your throat: swallow (sth)
- to put liquid into a cup, glass, etc from a jug, bottle, etc, to serve sb: pour sth (for sb), pour sb sth
Pour yourself a drink.
- to move a drink (for example coffee) round and round with a spoon: stir sth
The old man was stirring his coffee with a teaspoon.
- to pour sth out of a container by accident: spill sth
I'm terribly sorry - I've spilt your beer.
※ ways of drinking
- to take only a small amount of a drink into your mouth at one time: sip sth, take* a sip (of sth)
Sip it slowly - it's hot. ◎ She took a sip of her drink.
- to take a large amount of a drink into your mouth: (informal) swig sth, take* a swig (of sth)
He took a swig of beer.
- to take a liquid into your mouth by making your lips into a round shape and pulling your cheeks in: suck sth
The little boy was sucking his milk through a straw.
- to eat or drink sth quickly: gulp sth (down)
He gulped his drink down and rushed out.
※ wanting a drink
- to want a drink: be/feel* thirsty; noun (C/U): thirst
I'm really thirsty - can I have a drink? ◎ After all that work I've got a terrific thirst. ◎ I'm absolutely dying of thirst.
- if you feel very thirsty, you can say you are (informal) parched
- to satisfy your thirst: quench your thirst
※ good wishes
- to express good wishes before they have an alcoholic drink, people sometimes say Cheers!
- to express good wishes to one particular person or thing with a drink: drink* to sb/sth, drink* to sb's health
Let's drink to the cook.
- to express good wishes to one particular person or thing you can say: Here's to sb/sth
Here's to a happy New Year.
- a formal way of offering to drink to sb's health: propose a toast
I want to propose a toast to our good friend Raymond, who is leaving us today.
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