drunk

B1
Pronunciation
/dษนสŒล‹k/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

One who is intoxicated with alcohol.

2 Definition

A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.

Synonyms
alcoholic drunkard piss artist pisshead sot
3 Definition

A drinking-bout; a period of drunkenness.

4 Definition

A drunken state.

Verb
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

Example Sentences
  • He drank the water I gave him.
2 Definition

(metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).

Example Sentences
  • Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.
3 Definition

To consume alcoholic beverages.

Example Sentences
  • Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking.
4 Definition

To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.

5 Definition

To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.

6 Definition

To smoke, as tobacco.

Adjective
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.

2 Definition

Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.

3 Definition

(usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.

Example Sentences
  • Drunk with power he immediately ordered a management reshuffle.
4 Definition

Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.