drunk
/dɹʌŋk/
Dictionary
verb
- To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
"He drank the water I gave him."
- (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
"Jack drank the whole bottle by himself."
- To consume alcoholic beverages.
"Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking."
- To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
- To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
- To smoke, as tobacco.
noun
- One who is intoxicated with alcohol.
- A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.
- A drinking-bout; a period of drunkenness.
- A drunken state.
adjective
- Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
- Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.
- (usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.
"Drunk with power he immediately ordered a management reshuffle."
- Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.
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