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drink
noun
a
liquid
that
people
can
swallow
,
such
as
water
,
juice
,
or
soda
•
After
soccer
practice
,
Luis
poured
a
cold
drink
of
water
.
After
soccer
practice
,
Luis
poured
a
cold
drink
of
water
.
•
Would
you
like
a
hot
drink
like
tea
or
coffee
?
Would
you
like
a
hot
drink
like
tea
or
coffee
?
Old
English
“
drinc
”
meaning
a
draught
or
potion
,
from
the
verb
“
drincan
” (“
to
drink
”).
verb
-
drink
,
drinking
,
drinks
,
drank
,
drunk
to
take
liquid
into
your
mouth
and
swallow
it
•
I
always
drink
a
glass
of
milk
before
bed
.
I
always
drink
a
glass
of
milk
before
bed
.
•
She
is
drinking
lemonade
by
the
pool
.
She
is
drinking
lemonade
by
the
pool
.
From
Old
English
“
drincan
”,
of
Germanic
origin
,
related
to
German
“
trinken
”.
noun
alcoholic
beverages
in
general
•
He
gave
up
drink
after
the
accident
.
He
gave
up
drink
after
the
accident
.
•
Too
much
drink
can
damage
your
liver
.
Too
much
drink
can
damage
your
liver
.
Same
origin
as
the
more
general
noun
,
but
this
sense
grew
in
Middle
English
as
alcoholic
liquors
became
common
in
taverns
.
verb
-
drink
,
drinking
,
drinks
,
drank
,
drunk
to
consume
alcoholic
beverages
,
often
regularly
•
Jim
drinks
every
night
after
work
.
Jim
drinks
every
night
after
work
.
•
She
promised
she
would
stop
drinking
once
the
baby
arrived
.
She
promised
she
would
stop
drinking
once
the
baby
arrived
.
Specialized
from
the
general
verb
sense
;
the
idea
of
drinking
alcohol
became
common
in
the
14th
century
.
drunk
verb
-
drink
,
drinking
,
drinks
,
drank
,
drunk
past
participle
of
the
verb
“
drink
”
•
He
had
drunk
all
the
milk
before
breakfast
.
He
had
drunk
all
the
milk
before
breakfast
.
•
By
the
end
of
the
hike
,
they
had
drunk
every
drop
of
water
they
brought
.
By
the
end
of
the
hike
,
they
had
drunk
every
drop
of
water
they
brought
.
drinking
verb
-
drink
,
drinking
,
drinks
,
drank
,
drunk
present
participle
of
drink
:
doing
the
action
of
taking
liquid
into
the
mouth
and
swallowing
it
•
She
is
drinking
a
cup
of
hot
tea
by
the
window
.
She
is
drinking
a
cup
of
hot
tea
by
the
window
.
•
The
horse
was
drinking
from
the
trough
when
I
arrived
at
the
stable
.
The
horse
was
drinking
from
the
trough
when
I
arrived
at
the
stable
.
noun
-
drinking
the
act
of
taking
liquid
into
the
body
through
the
mouth
•
After
the
marathon
,
a
young
woman
sat
on
the
grass
,
drinking
cold
water
from
a
clear
plastic
bottle
.
After
the
marathon
,
a
young
woman
sat
on
the
grass
,
drinking
cold
water
from
a
clear
plastic
bottle
.
•
During
their
desert
hike
,
the
group
paused
,
each
drinking
from
a
metal
canteen
under
the
blazing
sun
.
During
their
desert
hike
,
the
group
paused
,
each
drinking
from
a
metal
canteen
under
the
blazing
sun
.
noun
-
drinking
the
activity
or
habit
of
consuming
alcoholic
beverages
,
especially
regularly
or
in
large
amounts
•
His
doctor
warned
that
heavy
drinking
could
damage
his
liver
.
His
doctor
warned
that
heavy
drinking
could
damage
his
liver
.
•
The
town
passed
a
law
to
stop
public
drinking
after
midnight
.
The
town
passed
a
law
to
stop
public
drinking
after
midnight
.
shrink
verb
-
shrink
,
shrinking
,
shrinks
,
shrank
,
shrunk
to
become
smaller
,
or
to
make
something
become
smaller
in
size
,
amount
,
or
value
•
My
new
wool
sweater
shrank
after
I
washed
it
in
hot
water
.
My
new
wool
sweater
shrank
after
I
washed
it
in
hot
water
.
•
When
metal
cools
after
casting
,
it
shrinks
slightly
inside
the
mold
.
When
metal
cools
after
casting
,
it
shrinks
slightly
inside
the
mold
.
Old
English
"
screoncan
" (
to
wither
or
shrivel
),
of
Germanic
origin
;
related
to
German
"
schrumpfen
".
verb
-
shrink
,
shrinking
,
shrinks
,
shrank
,
shrunk
to
move
back
or
away
because
of
fear
,
pain
,
or
dislike
•
The
cat
shrank
from
the
loud
thunder
,
hiding
under
the
sofa
.
The
cat
shrank
from
the
loud
thunder
,
hiding
under
the
sofa
.
•
He
shrinks
away
whenever
someone
tries
to
congratulate
him
in
public
.
He
shrinks
away
whenever
someone
tries
to
congratulate
him
in
public
.
Same
Germanic
root
as
the
primary
sense
,
with
figurative
use
recorded
since
the
14th
century
.
noun
an
informal
word
for
a
psychiatrist
or
psychologist
who
treats
people
through
talk
therapy
•
After
months
of
stress
,
he
finally
decided
to
see
a
shrink
about
his
anxiety
.
After
months
of
stress
,
he
finally
decided
to
see
a
shrink
about
his
anxiety
.
•
My
sister
says
her
shrink
helped
her
overcome
her
fear
of
flying
.
My
sister
says
her
shrink
helped
her
overcome
her
fear
of
flying
.
American
slang
from
the
1960s
,
shortened
from
“
head-shrinker
,”
a
joking
term
likening
therapists
to
those
who
shrink
heads
in
tribal
rituals
.
noun
the
loss
of
inventory
or
profit
in
a
store
,
usually
because
of
theft
,
damage
,
or
errors
•
Shoplifting
is
the
main
reason
for
retail
shrink
during
the
holiday
season
.
Shoplifting
is
the
main
reason
for
retail
shrink
during
the
holiday
season
.
•
The
chain
reduced
shrink
by
installing
electronic
article
surveillance
tags
.
The
chain
reduced
shrink
by
installing
electronic
article
surveillance
tags
.
Business
sense
from
“
shrinkage
,”
first
recorded
in
American
retail
jargon
in
the
mid-20th
century
.
