booze
verb/buːz/
/buːz/
[intransitive] usually used in the progressive tenses (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they booze | /buːz/ /buːz/ |
| he / she / it boozes | /ˈbuːzɪz/ /ˈbuːzɪz/ |
| past simple boozed | /buːzd/ /buːzd/ |
| past participle boozed | /buːzd/ /buːzd/ |
| -ing form boozing | /ˈbuːzɪŋ/ /ˈbuːzɪŋ/ |
- to drink alcohol, especially in large quantities
- He's out boozing with his mates.
- He had to quit boozing as it was threatening to wreck his life.
Word OriginMiddle English bouse, from Middle Dutch būsen ‘drink to excess’. The spelling booze dates from the 18th cent.Want to learn more?
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