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    strong drink

    noun

    • 1. alcohol, especially spirits: "he's rather too fond of strong drink"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › strong drinkStrong drink Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Strong drink Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster. Definition. Synonyms. Example Sentences. Word History. Related Articles. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. strong drink. noun. Synonyms of strong drink. : intoxicating liquor. Synonyms. alcohol. aqua vitae. ardent spirits. booze. bottle. drink. firewater. grog. hooch [ slang] inebriant.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › strong drinkStrong drink - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented. synonyms: John Barleycorn, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, liquor, spirits. see more. Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds. any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTRONG DRINK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'strong drink' Word Frequency. strong drink in British English. noun. alcoholic drink. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. strong drink in American English. drink containing much alcohol. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › strong+drinkStrong drink - definition of strong drink by The Free Dictionary

    Noun. 1. strong drink - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented. booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits. alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him".

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › strong drinkSTRONG DRINK Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words -...

    Synonyms for STRONG DRINK: alcohol, drink, liquor, booze, bottle, rum, spirits, ardent spirits; Antonyms of STRONG DRINK: nonintoxicant

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › Strong drinkSTRONG DRINK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Strong drink definition: alcoholic drink. See examples of STRONG DRINK used in a sentence.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › strong-drink_nstrong drink, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun strong drink is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for strong drink is from around 1405, in the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer, poet and administrator. strong drink is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: strong adj., drink n. See etymology.

  9. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › strong_drinkstrong drink - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    strong drink (uncountable) Synonym of liquor , an alcoholic beverage , particularly a distilled beverage with a high alcohol content . Sure, beer is alcoholic, sure, but I wouldn't really call it a strong drink .

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › strong drinkstrong drink - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    A drink that is drunk with strong alcohol. So strong was the tea that we couldn’t drink it. spirits: a strong alcoholic drink. Visit the English Only Forum. Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself. Look up "strong drink" at Merriam-Webster. Look up "strong drink" at dictionary.com.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › strong-drinkStrong Drink Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Strong Drink Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Noun. Filter. noun. Alcoholic liquor. Webster's New World.