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booze

[ booz ]

noun

  1. any alcoholic beverage; whiskey.
  2. a drinking bout or spree.


verb (used without object)

boozed, boozing.
  1. to drink alcohol, especially to excess:

    He continued to booze until his health finally gave out.

booze

/ ː /

noun

  1. alcoholic drink
  2. a drinking bout or party
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. usually intr to drink (alcohol), esp in excess
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • boozed, adjective
  • ˈǴdzԲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Ǵdzİ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of booze1

1610–20; respelling of bouse 2, reflecting one of its pronunciation variants
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of booze1

C13: from Middle Dutch ū
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. booze it up, to drink heavily and persistently.
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Example Sentences

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As the parents of the family, Isaacs and Posey used thick North Carolina accents, which tended to slosh around some depending on how much booze and anti-anxiety medication were in play.

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For those who prefer to skip the booze, look out for the New Bar and its candy-apple-red storefront.

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In some Canadian provinces - namely Ontario, the largest by population - American booze will be pulled off the shelves indefinitely starting on Tuesday.

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It's scenes like this that led Bihar to ban booze in 2016.

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Pearce described a booze- and drug-fueled lifestyle and said most of the women came on to him at parties or through dating apps.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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