- [countable, uncountable] a liquid for drinking; an amount of a liquid that you drink
- Can I have a drink?
- Do you want a drink?
- a hot/cold drink
- Passengers were left without food and drink for hours.
- There are snacks and fizzy drinks in the kitchen.
- We were offered free drinks to make up for the wait.
- drink of something a drink of water
- drink from something She took a drink from the glass and then put it down.
Extra ExamplesTopics Drinksa1- She had a hot drink and went to bed.
- I could do with a nice cool drink.
- Plastic drink bottles can be recycled.
- I'll just drink my drink then we can go.
- I'll have a drink of milk, please.
- Do you want ice in your drink?
- She took a long drink of cold water.
- She went around refilling everyone's drinks.
- Some idiot spilled my drink.
- Food and drinks will be available.
- I felt better after having a drink of water.
- Try to cut down on sweets and sugary drinks.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cold
- cool
- iced
- …
- round
- consume
- drink
- have
- …
- drinks party
- drinks cabinet
- problem
- …
- in a/the drink
- drink of
- food and drink
- food and drinks
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- [countable, uncountable] alcohol or an alcoholic drink; something that you drink on a social occasion
- for a drink They went for a drink together.
- Are you coming for a drink with us after work?
- There were free drinks at the bar for everyone.
- The drinks are on me (= I'll pay for them).
- He poured a stiff drink (= a very strong drink).
- her battle with drink and drugs
- (British English) He's got a drink problem.
- (British English) They came home the worse for drink (= drunk).
- She took to drink (= often drank too much alcohol) after her marriage broke up.
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesa2, Drinksa2- Can I buy you a drink?
- She bought another round of drinks.
- He downed his drink.
- Would you like to go for a drink later?
- Let's go grab a drink.
- They invited us for pre-dinner drinks.
- You will be offered a welcome drink on arrival at the hotel.
- They sat in silence, sipping their drinks.
- The robbers spiked his drink before taking his wallet and passport.
- She knocked back her drink in one go and ordered another one.
- He taught her how to mix drinks.
- You should stay away from the drink.
- She took a bottle from the drinks cabinet.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cold
- cool
- iced
- …
- round
- consume
- drink
- have
- …
- drinks party
- drinks cabinet
- problem
- …
- in a/the drink
- drink of
- food and drink
- food and drinks
- drinks[plural] a social occasion where you have alcoholic drinks
- Would you like to come for drinks on Sunday?
- a drinks party
Word OriginOld English drincan (verb), drinc (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drinken and German trinken.
Idioms
See drink in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee drink in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishthe demon drink
- (British English, humorous) alcoholic drink
drive somebody to drink
- to make somebody so worried, annoyed or upset that they lose control of their behaviour, especially by drinking too much alcohol
- The stress drove her to drink and put a strain on her marriage.
- (humorous) Dragging kids through airports is enough to drive you to drink.
meat and drink to somebody (British English)
- something that somebody enjoys very much
- This degree of chaos is meat and drink to Guy.
- something that is a normal thing to deal with for somebody
- This kind of research task is meat and drink to these students.
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