Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any one of various liquids for drinking, usually excluding water.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Drink of any kind; liquor for drinking: as, water is the common beverage; intoxicating beverages.
- noun A name given specifically to various kinds of refreshing drinks.
- noun In Great Britain, drink-money, or a treat provided with drink-money, as on wearing a new suit of clothes, or on receiving a suit from the tailor; a treat on first coming into prison; a garnish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Liquid for drinking; drink; -- usually applied to drink artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor.
- noun Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of drink.
- noun Slang A treat, or drink money.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
liquid toconsume , usually excludingwater ; adrink . This may include tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or soft drinks. - noun slang, archaic A
treat , ordrink money .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any liquid suitable for drinking
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It could be that Bush was unaware that Pisco Sour was alcoholic, or that he merely took a sip so as not offend his hosts – the beverage is the country's national drink – but drink it he did.
Ecological Ain't the Same As Good for You Steve Carper 2008
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Drinking the local beverage is a sure way to warm the hearts of the locals.
The World's Best Alcholic Libations & Where To Drink Them (PHOTOS) Kate Auletta 2010
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Drinking the local beverage is a sure way to warm the hearts of the locals.
The World's Best Alcholic Libations & Where To Drink Them (PHOTOS) Kate Auletta 2010
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Drinking the local beverage is a sure way to warm the hearts of the locals.
The World's Best Alcholic Libations & Where To Drink Them (PHOTOS) Kate Auletta 2010
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Drinking the local beverage is a sure way to warm the hearts of the locals.
The World's Best Alcholic Libations & Where To Drink Them (PHOTOS) Kate Auletta 2010
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Drinking the local beverage is a sure way to warm the hearts of the locals.
The World's Best Alcholic Libations & Where To Drink Them (PHOTOS) Kate Auletta 2010
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It's garden-variety product placement, but instead of stars conspicuously drinking a certain beverage or driving a certain car, they're battling eco-baddies or monologuing about the dangers of CFCs.
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Drinking the local beverage is a sure way to warm the hearts of the locals.
The World's Best Alcholic Libations & Where To Drink Them (PHOTOS) Kate Auletta 2010
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Whenever a grape reaches a kind of mass-market popularity, it is inevitably over-cropped (see also Merlot) and dumbed-down to meet the requirements of people whose other first choice in beverage is Coca-Cola.
French winemakers found guilty in pinot noir fraud | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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Drinking the local beverage is a sure way to warm the hearts of the locals.
The World's Best Alcholic Libations & Where To Drink Them (PHOTOS) Kate Auletta 2010
ulleskelf commented on the word beverage
Why use 'drink', when beverage is better?!
October 12, 2007