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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:
- 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
/ ˈɪə /
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 liquordrunk; intoxicated
verb
- brewing to steep (malt) in warm water to form wort; mash
Other 51Թ Forms
- uǰ· adjective
- t·uǰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of liquor1
Example Sentences
In response, Trump said he would place a 200% tariff on wine, Champagne and liquor from the EU.
Just like a teenager taking a little bit out of his parents’ liquor bottle every weekend, praying they can’t tell the difference.
Once there, clubbers — known as “Picklers” — drank outlawed liquor and listened to leftist activists speak of a better world for working people, dance to jazz, and kiss each other under the discretion of the dark.
The latest volley came Thursday morning, when Trump threatened to place a 200% tariff on wine and liquor from the European Union in response to the EU proposing a 50% tariff on American whiskey.
In the Canadian province of Ontario, Premier Doug Ford ordered government-run liquor stores to take American alcohol products off their shelves.
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