The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - drink v.

1) quaff, imbibe, sip, gulp, swallow, swill, guzzle, toss off, lap (up) , Colloq wet one's whistle, swig, knock back, US belt: She prefers not to drink beer. 2) tipple, nip, indulge, tope, chug-a-lug, carouse, Colloq booze, bend the elbow, hit the bottle, go on a binge or bender, drown one's sorrows, US and Canadian go on a toot, Chiefly Brit pub-crawl: He threatened to leave her if she continued to drink. 3) drink to. toast, salute, celebrate, pledge: Let's drink to friendship! --n. 4) beverage, potation, liquid refreshment, liquid, potable, draught: After the match I was dying for a drink. 5) alcohol, spirits, liquor, the cup that cheers; stirrup-cup; Colloq booze, the bottle, hard stuff, mother's ruin, eye-opener, nightcap, US hooch; Slang rot-gut, US the sauce, red-eye: After the accident, he took to drink. 6) tot, nip, draught or US also draft, schooner, pint, bumper, jigger, snifter, sip, taste, glass, gulp, swallow, Scots (wee) deoch an doris or doch an dorris, (wee) dram, Brit sundowner; Colloq snort, slug, swig: Granny likes a drink before retiring. 7) the drink. the sea, the ocean, the main, the deep, Nautical Davy Jones's locker, Colloq the briny: The canoe tipped and our picnic went right into the drink!