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liquor
[ lik-er lik-wawr ]
noun
- a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
- any liquid substance, as broth from cooked meats or vegetables.
Synonyms: juice
- Pharmacology. solution ( def 6 ).
- a solution of a substance, especially a concentrated one used in the industrial arts.
verb (used with object)
- Informal. to furnish or ply with liquor to drink (often followed by up ).
verb (used without object)
- Informal. to drink large quantities of liquor (often followed by up ).
liquor
/ ˈlɪkə /
noun
- any alcoholic drink, esp spirits, or such drinks collectively
- any liquid substance, esp that in which food has been cooked
- pharmacol a solution of a pure substance in water
- brewing warm water added to malt to form wort
- in liquorin liquor drunk; intoxicated
verb
- brewing to steep (malt) in warm water to form wort; mash
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- liquor·y adjective
- anti·liquor adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Origin of liquor1
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Example Sentences
The possibilities seem endless: Who needs a trip to the liquor store when the toddler can turn water into wine, amirite?
Perhaps the most Jewish part of the 6th Annual Latke Festival was that the food went way faster than the liquor.
Why was a master photographer recruited to work with one of the most successful liquor brands on the planet?
His court-appointed lawyer was drinking a quart of liquor per day.
The theft, which was over in less than a minute, took place in a North London liquor store.
They became quite jolly as cocktails and red liquor flowed and tingled their veins.
The steward, a young mulatto, had contracted the bad habit of indulging too much in liquor.
In one particular his crime made him a changed man; from the moment he fled he never touched another drop of liquor.
Last night we celebrated Dubuques birthday, and I came back rather the worse for liquor.
Preparations of malt liquor were at that time deemed essential articles of comfort.
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