Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - drink

~1 n 1 an amount of liquid that you drink  (Can I have a drink of water, please? | soft drink (=a non-alcoholic drink))  (They sell ice-cream and soft drinks.) 2 alcohol, or a glass or bottle of alcohol  (Have another drink. | There was lots of food and drink left over from the party. | a stiff drink (=very strong alcohol))  (After that news I need a stiff drink! | go out for a drink)  (BrE (=go to a pub) | take to drink (=start drinking a lot of alcohol regularly) | stand sb a drink (=buy someone a drink, especially because they do not have enough money) | a drink problem (=difficulty in limiting the amount of alcohol you drink so that it affects your life)) 3 drinks BrE a social occasion when you have alcoholic drinks and sometimes food  (Don't forget we're invited to the Jones' for drinks on Sunday.) 4 the drink informal the sea, a lake, or other large area of water  (- see also drive sb to drink drive1 (4)) ~2 v past tense drank, past participle drunk 1 to take liquid into your mouth and swallow it  (I don't need a glass, I'll drink from the bottle. | If you have a fever, drink plenty of water. | What would you like to drink?) 2 to drink alcohol, especially regularly or too much  (He's been drinking heavily since his wife died. | don't/doesn't drink (=never drink alcohol))  (Whisky? No thanks, I don't drink. | drink and drive (=driving after you have drunk too much alcohol))  (a new campaign to stop drinking and driving at Christmas | drink like a fish (=regularly drink a lot of alcohol) | drink yourself unconscious/silly etc (=drink so much alcohol that you become unconscious etc))  (If he goes on this way he'll drink himself to death.) drink someone under the table (=drink more alcohol than someone else but not be as ill as them) 3 what are you drinking? spoken used to offer to buy someone a drink, especially in a pub drink sth in phr v to look at or listen to something carefully and enjoy it  (We spent the day drinking in the sights and sounds of Paris.) drink to sth phr v 1 to wish someone success, good luck, good health etc before having an alcoholic drink  (Let's drink to your success in your new job.) 2 I'll drink to that! spoken used to agree with what someone has said drink sth up phr v to drink all of something  (Come on, drink up your milk.)